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.
SUASION
persuasion, suasion
(noun) the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
suasion (countable and uncountable, plural suasions)
The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.
Usage notes
• "Persuasion" is much more commonly used than "suasion".
• "Persuasion" ordinarily refers to exhortation by means of argumentation or reasoned discourse. "Suasion" may have this sense, but it is not uncommon for "suasion" to refer to the exercise of influence by other means.
Synonyms
• suasiveness
Anagrams
• Siouans, sanious
Source: Wiktionary
Sua"sion, n. Etym: [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See Suave, and cf. Dissuade, Persuade.]
Definition: The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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