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.
VACILLATION
swing, swinging, vacillation
(noun) changing location by moving back and forth
hesitation, vacillation, wavering
(noun) indecision in speech or action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vacillation (countable and uncountable, plural vacillations)
Indecision in speech or action.
Changing location by moving back and forth.
Synonyms
• (indecision): hesitation, wavering
• (motion): swing, swinging
Anagrams
• cavillation
Source: Wiktionary
Vac`il*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vacillatio: cf. F. vacillation.]
1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering. His vacillations, or an alternation of knowledge and doubt. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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