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
Before the tariffs, Hagen said wholesale customers were paying around $10 a pound for roasted coffee beans.
—
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The cookie features dark chocolate dough infused with espresso and semi-sweet and white chocolate morsels, hand-dipped in espresso white chocolate and topped with three coffee beans.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Good, fresh coffee beans The single most important ingredient in any coffee drink is the coffee itself.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Just like cups of coffee, green coffee bean supplements can be decaffeinated.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The cookie features dark chocolate dough infused with espresso and semi-sweet and white chocolate morsels, hand-dipped in espresso white chocolate and topped with three coffee beans.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Good, fresh coffee beans The single most important ingredient in any coffee drink is the coffee itself.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Just like cups of coffee, green coffee bean supplements can be decaffeinated.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
Cite this Entry
“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
