COFFEE BEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coffee bean mean? 

• COFFEE BEAN (noun)
  The noun COFFEE BEAN has 1 sense:

1. a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

  Familiarity information: COFFEE BEAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COFFEE BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

coffee; coffee bean; coffee berry

Hypernyms ("coffee bean" is a kind of...):

seed (a small hard fruit)

Holonyms ("coffee bean" is a part of...):

coffee; coffee tree (any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans)

Holonyms ("coffee bean" is a substance of...):

coffee; java (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans)

 Context examples 

Ochratoxin A is a widespread, naturally occurring mycotoxin that is produced by some fungi, especially by Aspergillus and Penicillium, and is a very common food contaminant found on grains, coffee beans, nuts, decaying vegetation, moldy cereals and animal feeds.

(Ochratoxin A, NCI Thesaurus)