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.
VINCIBLE
beatable, vanquishable, vincible
(adjective) susceptible to being defeated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
vincible (not comparable)
Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable
Synonyms
• (capable of being defeated): conquerable, defeatable, weak
Antonyms
• (capable of being defeated): invincible, unconquerable
Source: Wiktionary
Vin"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. vincibilis, fr. vincere to vanquish, conquer: cf. F. vincible. See Victor.]
Definition: Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable. "He, not vincible in spirit . . . drew his sword." Hayward. "Vincible by human aid." Paley. Vincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance within the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is responsible before God.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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