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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Driving the news: Co-owners Cristin and Jarrett Mitchell opened Wake Up Iowa Coffee shop along Douglas Avenue in October, following years of success selling their single-origin coffee beans in Iowa City. —

Linh Ta, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Employees handle robusta coffee beans ahead of the roasting process at the Tran-Q Co. coffee factory in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, on Tuesday, May. 28, 2024. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 Find it on Amazon The Stainless Steel Coffee Canister Is a Must-Have for Coffee Lovers Keeping coffee beans fresh has always been a struggle. —

Greg Manlove, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 Coffee Moisture, air, heat, and light negatively affect coffee beans and grounds.12 Coffee absorbs moisture, odors, and tastes from the air around it. —

Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coffee bean