coffee bean

noun

plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared

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The filters come in three colors — red, copper or black — and can be purchased individually or as part of a set with a bag of Nguyen’s own Nam coffee beans. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance in coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao pods, and kola nuts (a fruit). Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024 Rice fields were lost; fish and shrimp died; and tons of robusta coffee beans were rendered unsalvageable, leading to a near 50-year high in price according to the International Coffee Organization. Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024 Shake ingredients with ice, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with coffee beans for an energizing finish. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coffee bean 

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee bean was in 1688

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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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