coffee tree

noun

1

: a tree (such as arabica) that produces coffee

2

: kentucky coffee tree

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Coffee is made from beans produced by a coffee tree. —Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023

Two live coffee trees in planters frame the entrance. —Deborah Storey | For Al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2019

There, Chicago artist Eulojio Ortega has painted a handsome five-level mural that portrays a succession of images, from growing coffee trees to farmers harvesting the coffee. —Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019

But some caution against rushing to uproot coffee trees. —Caroline Wambui, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2018

The choices are blueberry ginger and cascara, made from the cherry fruit of a coffee tree. —Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018

Home gardeners, too, are experimenting with coffee trees in frost-free gardens. —Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2018

Indoors, place your coffee tree a few feet away from any windows. —Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2018

Many of California’s coffee trees are planted into avocado groves. —Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1