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

Not Starting with Fresh, Whole Beans Both Mynatt and Perry agree—the type and freshness of your coffee beans is integral to the success of your homemade latte. — Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

For El Mayor Café Reposado, Blanco rests for three months in bourbon barrels that previously held coffee beans, producing vanilla and a restrained coffee finish while leaving the agave recognizable. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Aziz began researching coffee beans and traveling across California. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

In Connecticut, diamondback terrapins live in saltmarsh habitats and consume coffee bean snails, which if left unchecked would consume all the grass in the saltmarsh. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee bean

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