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Noun: coffee bean  kó-fee been
  1. A seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
    "The barista carefully selected the coffee beans for the day's brew";
    - coffee berry, coffee

Derived forms: coffee beans

Type of: seed

Part of: coffee, coffee tree, java [N. Amer, informal], joe [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Coffee bean