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.
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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
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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
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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