COFFEE BEAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

Synonyms:

coffee; coffee bean; coffee berry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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)