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.
AUTOMOBILE
car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
(noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; “he needs a car to get to work”
automobile
(verb) travel in an automobile
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
automobile (plural automobiles)
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
Usage notes
• The word automobile usually implies a car with seating for perhaps four or five passengers.
• A vehicle with more than six or seven seats is usually described as a limousine, minivan, van, SUV, bus, etc.
Synonyms
• (passenger vehicle): auto, car, (British) motor, (British) motorcar
• See also automobile
Coordinate terms
• truck, van, bus, SUV, minivan, station wagon, sedan, coupe, convertible, sports car, racecar; wagon, cart, trailer, tractor; airplane, boat, ship
Verb
automobile (third-person singular simple present automobiles, present participle automobiling, simple past and past participle automobiled)
(intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
Adjective
automobile (not comparable)
Self-moving; self-propelled.
Source: Wiktionary
Au`to*mo"bile, n. [F.]
Definition: An automobile vehicle or mechanism; esp., a self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H. P. for ordinary vehicles, ranging from the run-about to the touring car, up to as high as 200 H. P. for specially built racing cars. Automobiles are also commonly, and generally in British usage, called motor cars.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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