Definition

1. Noun:
   • The seed of the coffee tree: A coffee bean is the pit or seed found inside the red or purple fruit (often called a "cherry") of the coffee plant. These seeds are processed, dried, roasted, and ground to brew coffee.

Usage

• The term is used to refer to the raw, roasted, or ground seed before it is brewed into a beverage.
• It is typically a countable noun (e.g., a coffee bean, coffee beans).

Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer sorted the ripe coffee beans before drying them.
  • She ground the roasted coffee bean to make a fresh cup of coffee.
  • Each cherry usually contains two coffee beans.

Advanced Usage

• "Green coffee bean": Refers to the raw, unroasted seed of the coffee fruit.
  • The company imports green coffee beans for roasting at their local facility.

Variants and Related Words

• Coffee berry / coffee cherry: The fruit of the coffee plant that contains the beans.
• Coffee seed: A more botanical term synonymous with .

Synonyms

• Coffee seed: The pit of the coffee fruit.

Notes

• While called a "bean," it is not a true legume but rather the seed of a fruit.
• The two main commercial types are (Arabica beans) and (Robusta beans).

Noun

1. a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee