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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Plants and bowls of coffee beans were placed around the store. Maya Blackstone, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 Strain it into a chilled martini glass, and top with a few coffee beans. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2025 But one of the most important factors in brewing a quality cup is the grind of the coffee beans. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 Lavery said lofty prices for green coffee bean futures have remained an overhang for the company. Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee bean

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Jul. 2025.

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