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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Hummingbird eggs are about the size of a coffee bean.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
For the best coffee, Edwards recommends grinding your own fresh roasted coffee beans at home that were roasted at least five days ago and using the coffee grounds within a few weeks.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Studies suggest that the waste heat from data centers could also support food-drying processes for coffee beans, fruits and vegetables.
—Wangda Zuo, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
It is also used as a food glaze to provide shininess, particularly in candies, fruit, gum and coffee beans.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
For the best coffee, Edwards recommends grinding your own fresh roasted coffee beans at home that were roasted at least five days ago and using the coffee grounds within a few weeks.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Studies suggest that the waste heat from data centers could also support food-drying processes for coffee beans, fruits and vegetables.
—Wangda Zuo, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
It is also used as a food glaze to provide shininess, particularly in candies, fruit, gum and coffee beans.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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 22 Mar. 2026.
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