robusta coffee

noun

ro·​bus·​ta coffee

rōˈbəstə-

1

: a coffee (Coffea canephora) that is indigenous to Central Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere and has high resistance to coffee rust

2

a

: the seed of robusta coffee

b

: coffee brewed from the seed of robusta coffee

Word History

Etymology

New Latin robusta (specific epithet of Coffea robusta, synonym of Coffea canephora), from Latin, feminine of robustus

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