Definition of Coffee

1. Noun. A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans. "He ordered a cup of coffee"


2. Noun. Any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans.

3. Noun. A seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee.
Exact synonyms: Coffee Bean, Coffee Berry
Substance meronyms: Java
Group relationships: Coffee Tree
Generic synonyms: Seed

4. Noun. A medium brown to dark-brown color.
Exact synonyms: Burnt Umber, Chocolate, Deep Brown, Umber
Generic synonyms: Brown, Brownness
Derivative terms: Umber

Definition of Coffee

1. n. The "beans" or "berries" (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.

Definition of Coffee

1. an aromatic, mildly stimulating beverage [n -S]

Medical Definition of Coffee

1. Rubiaceous trees or shrubs, coffea arabica and c. Robusta, that yield caffeine and theophylline. Ground beans or seeds are infused with water to make beverage. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coffee

cofavorite
cofavorites
cofeature
cofeatured
cofeatures
cofeaturing
coferment
coff
Coffea
Coffea arabica
Coffea canephora
Coffea liberica
Coffea robusta
coffed
coffee (current term)
coffee (current term)
coffee-ground vomit
coffee-table book
coffeeberry
coffeecake
coffeehouse
coffeehouses
coffeemaker
coffeemakers
coffeepot
coffeepots
coffees
coffee bar
coffee bean
coffee berry

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