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.
TORTIVE
Etymology
Adjective
tortive (comparative more tortive, superlative most tortive)
Twisted; wreathed.
Tortive and errant from his course of growth.
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"tive, a. Etym: [L. tortus, p.p. of torquere to twist, wind.]
Definition: Twisted; wreathed. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTFULLY
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