arabica-coffee

a·rab·ic·a cof·fee

[uh-rab-i-kuh]
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 of this tree.
3.
the beverage made from the ground seeds.
Also, Arabica coffee.
Also called a·rab·i·ca, Arabian coffee.
Compare robusta coffee.


Origin:
< Neo-Latin arabica the species name, Latin: feminine of Arabicus Arabic

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