arabica

noun

arab·​i·​ca ə-ˈra-bə-kə How to pronounce arabica (audio)
often attributive
1
: an evergreen shrub or tree (Coffea arabica) yielding seeds that produce a high-quality coffee and form a large portion of the coffee of commerce
2
: the seeds of arabica especially roasted and often ground

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Green Coffee Bean Extract Green coffee bean extract comes from beans found on coffee plants like Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora, and Coffea robusta. Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 20 Nov. 2024 Like all Starbucks Refreshers, Cran-Merry Orange Refreshers are infused with green coffee extract from unroasted arabica coffee beans. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024 But for the full 360 bean-to-brew, ramble the lower slopes of Agua Volcano for an immersive introduction to Guatemalan coffee with the González family who tend 30,000 arabica coffee plants followed by a grinding class and tasting at their home. Claire Boobbyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024 This is where trucks laden with red coffee cherries, both robusta and arabica, arrive from other farms, where the pulp of the fruit removed and beans of coffee laid out on tables to dry in the sun. Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arabica 

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, specific epithet of Coffea arabica, from Latin, feminine of Arabicus Arabian

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of arabica was in 1882

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“Arabica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arabica. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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