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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Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass, and garnish with three coffee beans. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025 However, regular coffee typically includes more caffeine than mushroom coffee, since mushrooms replace some coffee beans. Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Dec. 2025 On the way in, a trickle of workers walked home after picking coffee beans, a way to earn a few dollars in an area short on jobs. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Shop men’s and women’s casual clothing, sunglasses, hats, and leather goods as well as freshly roasted coffee beans at their outpost. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee bean

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee bean was in 1688

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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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