coffee

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: coffee

1	n	any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
2	n	a medium brown to dark-brown color

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: coffee

Types:: Arabian coffee, Coffea arabica
shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee; Coffea liberica, Liberian coffee
small tree of West Africa; Coffea canephora, Coffea robusta, Rio Nunez coffee, robusta coffee
native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust

Type of:: tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

“he ordered a cup of coffee”

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; coffee substitute
a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it; Irish coffee
sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream; cafe au lait
equal parts of coffee and hot milk; cafe noir, demitasse
small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream; decaf, decaffeinated coffee
coffee with the caffeine removed; drip coffee
coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee; espresso
strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans; cappuccino, cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino
equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream; ice coffee, iced coffee
a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream; instant coffee
dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water; mocha, mocha coffee
a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia; Turkish coffee
a drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened; cafe royale, coffee royal
black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar; chicory, chicory root
root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee; Postum
trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains; caffe latte, latte
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk

Type of:: beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
any liquid suitable for drinking

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