About The Word Coffee
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Coffee Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Coffee?
[n] a medium to dark brown color
[n] a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [n] a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" [n] any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans Synonyms | Synonyms for Coffee: burnt umber | chocolate | coffee tree | deep brown | umber Related Terms | Find terms related to Coffee: See Also | Arabian coffee | beverage | brown | brownness | cafe au lait | cafe noir | cafe royale | caffein | caffeine | capuccino | chicory | chicory root | Coffea | Coffea arabica | Coffea canephora | Coffea liberica | Coffea robusta | coffee | coffee | coffee bean | coffee bean | coffee berry | coffee berry | coffee capuccino | coffee royal | coffee tree | decaf | decaffeinated coffee | demitasse | drink | drinkable | espresso | genus Coffea | ice coffee | iced coffee | Irish coffee | java | Liberian coffee | mocha | potable | Rio Nunez coffee | robusta coffee | seed | tree | Turkish coffee Coffee In Webster's Dictionary \Cof"fee\ (?; 115), n. [Turk. qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine,
coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf. {Caf['e]}.]
1. The ``beans'' or ``berries'' (pyrenes) obtained from the
drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus {Coffea},
growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm
regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.
2. The coffee tree.
Note: There are several species of the coffee tree, as,
{Coffea Arabica}, {C. occidentalis}, and {C. Liberica}.
The white, fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the
root of the leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple
cherrylike drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing
two pyrenes, commercially called ``beans'' or
``berries''.
3. The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry.
They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . .
This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and
helpeth digestion. --Bacon.
Note: The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into
England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in
Oxford and London.
{Coffee bug} (Zo["o]l.), a species of scale insect ({Lecanium
coff[ae]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree.
{Coffee rat} (Zo["o]l.) See {Musang}.
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