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coffee tree

noun

  1. any tree, as Coffea arabica, yielding coffee beans.

  2. Kentucky coffee tree.



coffee tree

noun

  1. any of several rubiaceous trees of the genus Coffea, esp C. arabica, the seeds of which are used in the preparation of the beverage coffee

  2. short for Kentucky coffee tree

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coffee tree1

First recorded in 1735–45

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