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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Shop men’s and women’s casual clothing, sunglasses, hats, and leather goods, as well as freshly roasted coffee beans.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Place a bowl of coffee beans or coffee grounds in your fridge.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
For instance, multilayer plastic bags — those that hold snack chips, candy and coffee beans — are the scourge of municipal garbage haulers because they cannot be recycled, and if put in the blue bins, can damage mechanical sorting machines.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Three wax coffee beans sit on top.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Place a bowl of coffee beans or coffee grounds in your fridge.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
For instance, multilayer plastic bags — those that hold snack chips, candy and coffee beans — are the scourge of municipal garbage haulers because they cannot be recycled, and if put in the blue bins, can damage mechanical sorting machines.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Three wax coffee beans sit on top.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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