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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Made from coffee beans, instant coffee goes through the same brewing process as ground coffee (beans are ground, brewed with hot water in a large vat), just on a much larger scale.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Each can contains 100 milligrams of caffeine, sourced naturally from coffee beans, roughly equivalent to the amount in a standard cup of coffee.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass, and garnish with three coffee beans.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
However, regular coffee typically includes more caffeine than mushroom coffee, since mushrooms replace some coffee beans.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Each can contains 100 milligrams of caffeine, sourced naturally from coffee beans, roughly equivalent to the amount in a standard cup of coffee.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass, and garnish with three coffee beans.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
However, regular coffee typically includes more caffeine than mushroom coffee, since mushrooms replace some coffee beans.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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