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.
VELLICATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
vellicative (not comparable)
Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication.
Source: Wiktionary
Vel"li*ca*tive, a.
Definition: Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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