Definition of Coffea arabica

1. Noun. Shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee.

Exact synonyms: Arabian Coffee
Generic synonyms: Coffee, Coffee Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coffea Arabica

Codman's tumour
Cody
Coe virus
Coelenterata
Coeloglossum
Coeloglossum bracteatum
Coeloglossum viride
Coenurus cerebralis
Coenurus serialis
Coereba
Coerebidae
Coeur d'Alene
Coeus
Coffea
Coffea arabica (current term)
Coffea canephora
Coffea liberica
Coffea robusta
Coffey still
Coffey suspension
Coffin-Lowry syndrome
Coffin-Siris syndrome
Cogan's syndrome
Cogan-Reese syndrome
Cognac
Cognos
Cohan
Cohen
Cohenian

Literary usage of Coffea arabica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. All about Coffee by William Harrison Ukers (1922)
"The quality of the beverage made from its berries is inferior to that of Coffea arabica, but the plant itself offers distinct advantages in its hardy ..."

2. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"... Coffea arabica. CAFEIN, see Coffea Arabico. CAFFA, Camphor. ... ee Coffea Arabica. ... see Coffea arabica. ..."

3. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"... (Coffea arabica.)—The Arabian coffee planted in the Nursery looks healthy, but grows slowly. Hybridization may probably re-establish it in cultivation. ..."

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