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

Examples of coffee bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The number of bags of coffee beans consumed by the world annually, according to Goldman Sachs intern Samuel Jönsson and his colleagues Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Better Buzz also uses organic coffee beans approved by the California Certified Organic Farmers. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Both drought and heavy rainfall in coffee-producing countries such as Brazil, Vietnam and Costa Rica have ground down coffee bean yields. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

What’s Happening Mycotoxins are toxins formed by molds that can grow on crops like grains and coffee beans if improperly stored. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee bean

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