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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However, there were significant differences between the two methods when medium- and dark-roast coffee beans were used.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
Many of his coffee beans are hard to find in other shops, giving him a unique corner of the market.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
The logo — a coffee bean resting against the A, and the Italian spelling of caffe — suggests an attention to detail and a cross-cultural approach that is promising.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
Many of his coffee beans are hard to find in other shops, giving him a unique corner of the market.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
The logo — a coffee bean resting against the A, and the Italian spelling of caffe — suggests an attention to detail and a cross-cultural approach that is promising.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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