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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Lindsey’s team recently analyzed the relationship between coffee beans’ chemical and physical attributes through various roasting and brewing scenarios. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024 The price of arabica coffee beans, the high-quality beans found in most restaurants and shops, spiked this month, recently jumping to $3.50 a pound. Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024 Each 12-ounce can of Bloom Sparkling Energy has 180mg of natural caffeine from coffee bean extract. Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 The Coffee Belt refers to the equatorial region with the ideal conditions to grow coffee beans. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Oct. 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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