COFFEE

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds of several species of an evergreen shrub of the genus Coffea. The two most common sources of coffee beans are the highly regarded Coffea arabica, and the "robusta" form of the hardier Coffea canephora. The latter is resistant to the coffee leaf rust, but has a more bitter taste. Coffee plants are cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,and Africa. Once ripe, coffee "berries" are picked, processed, and dried to yield the seeds inside. The seeds are then roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor, ...

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coffee

Noun

  1. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
  2. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
  3. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
  4. A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
  5. The end of the meal—when coffee is usually served.
    He did not stay for coffee.

Adjective

  1. Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.


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