Coffee /(ka̤"fē̇; kŏf"fē̇; 115)/
Cof·fee
Coffee
n.
- 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.
- The coffee tree.
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The beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground berry of the coffee tree.
They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . . This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and helpeth digestion.
- a cup of coffee{3}, especially one served in a restaurant; as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to go.
- a social gathering at which coffee is served, with optional other foods or refreshments.
- a color ranging from medium brown to dark brown.
Phrases & Compounds
- Coffee bug
- a species of scale insect (Lecanium coffæa), often very injurious to the coffee tree.
- Coffee rat
- See Musang.