arabica coffee
[
uh
-
rab
-i-k
uh
]
/əˈræb ɪ kə/
noun
1.
a tree,
Coffea arabica,
of the madder family, the principal species of coffee cultivated in Latin America and the chief coffee tree of commerce.
2.
the seeds of this tree.
3.
the beverage made from the ground seeds.
Also,
Arabica coffee
.
Also called
arabica,
Arabian coffee
.
Compare
robusta coffee
.
Origin
<
Neo-Latin
arabica
the species name,
Latin:
feminine of
Arabicus
Arabic