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.
BUSSES
BUS
bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
(noun) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; “he always rode the bus to work”
bus, jalopy, heap
(noun) a car that is old and unreliable; “the fenders had fallen off that old bus”
busbar, bus
(noun) an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; “the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
busses
plural of bus (alternative spelling of buses).
plural of buss
Usage notes
• Buses (suffixing -es) is now the usual plural of bus in both British and American English.
Verb
busses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bus, Alternative spelling of buses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buss
Source: Wiktionary
BUS
Bus, n. Etym: [Abbreviated from omnibus.]
Definition: An omnibus. [Colloq.]
BUSS
Buss, n. Etym: [OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther), Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.]
Definition: A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. Shak.
Buss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bussing.]
Definition: To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. "Nor bussed the milking maid." Tennyson. Kissing and bussing differ both in this, We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. Herrick.
Buss, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. büse, D. buis.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery. The Dutch whalers and herring busses. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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