robusta
Britishnoun
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a species of coffee tree, Coffea canephora
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coffee or coffee beans obtained from this plant
Etymology
Origin of robusta
from Latin rōbustus strong
Example Sentences
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Vietnam has cornered the market on robusta since emerging from its war in the 1970s.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Rice fields were lost; fish and shrimp died; and tons of robusta coffee beans were rendered unsalvageable, leading to a near 50-year high in price according to the International Coffee Organization.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
To wit: On its website, Starbucks attributes “more complexity” to arabica, while profiling robusta beans as having a “harsher taste compared to burnt rubber.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Saveur recently described the rise of robusta as “the 2023 coffee trend nobody saw coming.”
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023
The arabica variety has practically been driven out of the districts below 3,500 feet altitude by the leaf disease, and has been succeeded by the more hardy robusta and liberica coffees and their hybrids.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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