Definitions for: Coffee


[n] a medium to dark brown color
[n] a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
[n] a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
[n] any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans



Webster (1913) Definition: Cof"fee (?; 115), n. [Turk. qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine,
coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf. Caf['e].]
1. The ``beans'' or ``berries'' (pyrenes) obtained from the
drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea,
growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm
regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.

2. The coffee tree.

Note: There are several species of the coffee tree, as,
Coffea Arabica, C. occidentalis, and C. Liberica.
The white, fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the
root of the leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple
cherrylike drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing
two pyrenes, commercially called ``beans'' or
``berries''.

3. The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry.

They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . .
This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and
helpeth digestion. --Bacon.

Note: The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into
England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in
Oxford and London.

Coffee bug (Zo["o]l.), a species of scale insect ({Lecanium
coff[ae]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree.

Coffee rat (Zo["o]l.) See Musang.

Synonyms: burnt umber, chocolate, coffee tree, deep brown, umber

See Also: Arabian coffee, beverage, brown, brownness, cafe au lait, cafe noir, cafe royale, caffein, caffeine, capuccino, chicory, chicory root, Coffea, Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora, Coffea liberica, Coffea robusta, coffee, coffee, coffee bean, coffee bean, coffee berry, coffee berry, coffee capuccino, coffee royal, coffee tree, decaf, decaffeinated coffee, demitasse, drink, drinkable, espresso, genus Coffea, ice coffee, iced coffee, Irish coffee, java, Liberian coffee, mocha, potable, Rio Nunez coffee, robusta coffee, seed, tree, Turkish coffee

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