1. A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
   "he ordered a cup of coffee";
   - java [N. Amer, informal], joe [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
   "The coffee trees were carefully tended on the plantation";
   - coffee tree
    
3. A seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
   "The barista carefully selected the coffee beans for the day's brew";
   - coffee bean, coffee berry
    
4. A medium brown to dark-brown colour
   "The leather sofa was upholstered in a rich coffee";
   - chocolate, deep brown, umber, burnt umber, cocoa

Derived forms: coffees

Type of: beverage, brown, brownness, drink, drinkable, potable [formal], seed, tree

Part of: Coffea, genus Coffea

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