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arabica coffee
or A·rab·ic·a cof·fee
[ uh-rab-i-kuh-kaw fee, kof ee ]
/ əˈræb ɪ kə ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i /
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noun
a tree, Coffea arabica, of the madder family, the principal species of coffee cultivated in Latin America and the chief coffee tree of commerce.
the seeds, usually called beans, of this tree.
the beverage made from the ground beans.
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Also called a·rab·i·ca; A·ra·bi·an cof·fee [uh-rey bee uhn kaw fee, kof ee]. /əˈreɪ bi ən ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i/.
Compare robusta coffee. See also Kona coffee.
Origin of arabica coffee
First recorded in 1840–45; from New Latin arabica the specific epithet, from Latin: feminine of Arabicus Arabic
Words nearby arabica coffee
Arabian oryx, Arabian Sea, Arabia Petraea, Arabic, arabica bean, arabica coffee, Arabicize, Arabic numeral, arabinose, arabinoside, arabis
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