robusta coffee
Americannoun
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a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
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the seed of this plant.
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the coffee made from the seeds.
Etymology
Origin of robusta coffee
1905–10; robusta < Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus robust
Example Sentences
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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
Vietnam is the world's top producer of robusta coffee but exchange stocks are currently dominated by supplies from number two robusta producer Brazil.
From Reuters • Feb. 8, 2022
In London, robusta coffee rose for a second session, lifting the 12-month advance to 63%.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
Stenophylla grows at a mean annual temperature of 76.8 degrees Fahrenheit — 3.42 degrees higher than robusta coffee and up to 12.24 degrees higher than Arabica coffee, the researchers said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2021
I: No. 7, 1913, and from a review of a series of articles on robusta coffee by Dr. E. Wildeman, in the Monthly Bul. of Agr.
From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various
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