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arabica coffee

or A·rab·ic·a cof·fee

[ uh-rab-i-kuh kaw-fee, kof ee ]

noun

  1. a tree, Coffea arabica, of the madder family, the principal species of coffee cultivated in Latin America and the chief coffee tree of commerce.
  2. the seeds, usually called beans, of this tree.
  3. 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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