robusta coffee

[ roh-buhs-tuh ]
/ roʊˈbʌs tə /

noun

a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
the seed of this plant.
the coffee made from the seeds.

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Also called ro·bus·ta.
Compare arabica coffee.

Origin of robusta coffee

1905–10; robusta < Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus robust

Words nearby robusta coffee

robson, robstown, robus, robust, robusta, robusta coffee, robustious, robustness, roc, roca, rocaille
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