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.
TORPOR
listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor
(noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
torpor, torpidity
(noun) a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; “he fell into a deep torpor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
torpor (countable and uncountable, plural torpors)
A state of being inactive or stuporous.
A state of apathy or lethargy.
Synonyms: lethargy, sluggishness, languor, torpidity
(biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"por, n. Etym: [L., from torpere, to be torpid.]
1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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