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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Coffee and tea Most people don’t realize coffee beans are fermented during processing, and many teas are, too.
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Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 19 May 2026
My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii got its name from the donkeys that carried coffee beans down the mountains of Kona, Hawaii.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Both coffee grounds and coffee beans are natural odor neutralizers.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
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Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 19 May 2026
My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii got its name from the donkeys that carried coffee beans down the mountains of Kona, Hawaii.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Both coffee grounds and coffee beans are natural odor neutralizers.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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