There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SEXAGENARIAN
sexagenarian
(adjective) being from 60 to 69 years old; “the sexagenarian population is growing”
sexagenarian
(noun) someone whose age is in the sixties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sexagenarian (not comparable)
Being between the age of 60 and 69, inclusive. In one's seventh decade.
Synonyms
• sexagenary
Noun
sexagenarian (plural sexagenarians)
A person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 69.
Synonyms
• sexagenary (now rare)
Coordinate terms
• vicenarian
• tricenarian
• quadragenarian
• quinquagenarian
• septuagenarian
• octogenarian
• nonagenarian
• centenarian
Source: Wiktionary
Sex`a*ge*na"ri*an, n. Etym: [See Sexagenary.]
Definition: A person who is sixty years old.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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