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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Mushroom Coffee Mushroom coffee is a blend of coffee beans and ground medicinal mushrooms or mushroom extracts.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
The rising costs of coffee beans are keeping roasters and their customers on edge.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Crate & Barrel Airscape Matte Black coffee canister has a valve that locks, creating a little cranny for your coffee beans.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Liquid Death plans to enter the $23 billion energy drink market in 2026 with Liquid Death Sparkling Energy, which is naturally caffeinated from coffee beans rather than synthetic sources, Khetarpaul said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
The rising costs of coffee beans are keeping roasters and their customers on edge.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Crate & Barrel Airscape Matte Black coffee canister has a valve that locks, creating a little cranny for your coffee beans.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Liquid Death plans to enter the $23 billion energy drink market in 2026 with Liquid Death Sparkling Energy, which is naturally caffeinated from coffee beans rather than synthetic sources, Khetarpaul said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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