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

In recent years, there has been a movement to drink locally, thanks to a new generation of roasters who are paving the way to showcase the diversity of Colombia’s coffee beans. — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026

Each one of these items, including a versatile milk frother, quality coffee bean grinder and buzzy candy, can be used for making a cup of coffee in the morning or entertaining a crowd ready to get caffeinated. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

Waterbird previously used coffee beans from Repetition Coffee, a roaster out of Lawrence. — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Some in-store products include Starbucks milk and non-dairy pumpkin spice creamers, pumpkin spice cold brew and bottled pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spice double shot energy drinks, pumpkin spice Keurig cups and pumpkin spice coffee beans. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee bean

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene