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arabica coffee
or A·rab·ic·a cof·fee
[ uh-rab-i-kuh kaw-fee, kof ee ]
noun
- a tree, Coffea arabica, of the madder family, the principal species of coffee cultivated in Latin America and the chief coffee tree of commerce.
- the seeds, usually called beans, of this tree.
- the beverage made from the ground beans.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arabica coffee1
First recorded in 1840–45; from New Latin arabica the specific epithet, from Latin: feminine of Arabicus Arabic
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