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.
TELPHER
telpher, telfer
(noun) one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
telpher (plural telphers)
An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
A system of transportation using telphers.
Verb
telpher (third-person singular simple present telphers, present participle telphering, simple past and past participle telphered)
To transport with a telpher.
Source: Wiktionary
Tel"pher, n. Etym: [Gr. (Elec.)
Definition: A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Fleeming Jenkin. Telpher line, or Telpher road, an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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