Coffee,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coffee \Cof"fee\ (k[add]"f[-e]; k[o^]f"f[-e]; 115), n. [Turk.
     qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine, coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf.
     {Caf['e]}.]
     1. 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.
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     2. The coffee tree.
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     Note: There are several species of the coffee tree, as,
           {Coffea Arabica}, {Coffea canephora}, {Coffea
           occidentalis}, and {Coffea Liberica}. The white,
           fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the root of the
           leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple cherrylike
           drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing two pyrenes,
           commercially called "beans" or "berries".
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     3. The beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground
        berry of the coffee tree.
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              They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . .
              This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and
              helpeth digestion.                    --Bacon.
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     4. a cup of coffee[3], especially one served in a restaurant;
        as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to
        go.
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     5. a social gathering at which coffee is served, with
        optional other foods or refreshments.
        [PJC]
  
     6. a color ranging from medium brown to dark brown.
        [PJC]
  
     Note: The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into
           England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in
           Oxford and London.
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     {Coffee bug} (Zool.), a species of scale insect ({Lecanium
        coff[ae]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree.
  
     {Coffee rat} (Zool.) See {Musang}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coffee
       n 1: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans;
            "he ordered a cup of coffee" [syn: {java}]
       2: any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical
          Old World yielding coffee beans [syn: {coffee tree}]
       3: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [syn: {coffee
          bean}, {coffee berry}]
       4: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {deep brown},
           {umber}, {burnt umber}]

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Coffee -- U.S. County in Alabama
     Population (2000):    43615
     Housing Units (2000): 19837
     Land area (2000):     678.990152 sq. miles (1758.576346 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.488301 sq. miles (3.854683 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    680.478453 sq. miles (1762.431029 sq. km)
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             31.378987 N, 85.956841 W
     Headwords:
      Coffee
      Coffee, AL
      Coffee County
      Coffee County, AL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Coffee -- U.S. County in Tennessee
     Population (2000):    48014
     Housing Units (2000): 20746
     Land area (2000):     428.843616 sq. miles (1110.699819 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    5.619704 sq. miles (14.554967 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    434.463320 sq. miles (1125.254786 sq. km)
     Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
     Location:             35.465790 N, 86.115771 W
     Headwords:
      Coffee
      Coffee, TN
      Coffee County
      Coffee County, TN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Coffee -- U.S. County in Georgia
     Population (2000):    37413
     Housing Units (2000): 15610
     Land area (2000):     598.896007 sq. miles (1551.133471 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.716715 sq. miles (9.626248 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    602.612722 sq. miles (1560.759719 sq. km)
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             31.537784 N, 82.839769 W
     Headwords:
      Coffee
      Coffee, GA
      Coffee County
      Coffee County, GA