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.
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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
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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
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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