coffee bean
noun
plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared
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Brazil, the largest U.S. supplier of green coffee beans, accounts for about a third of the country’s total supply, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 10 July 2025
The spike in coffee prices comes down to a dearth of supply due to drought alongside robust demand, meaning too many dollars are chasing after too few coffee beans.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Place a bowl of coffee beans or coffee grounds in your fridge.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Another option is burlap, easily obtained at no cost from your local coffee shop since coffee beans are kept in burlap bags.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 10 July 2025
The spike in coffee prices comes down to a dearth of supply due to drought alongside robust demand, meaning too many dollars are chasing after too few coffee beans.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Place a bowl of coffee beans or coffee grounds in your fridge.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Another option is burlap, easily obtained at no cost from your local coffee shop since coffee beans are kept in burlap bags.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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