robusta coffee
[roh-
buhs
-t
uh
]
/roʊˈbʌs tə/
noun
1.
a coffee tree,
Coffea canephora,
native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
2.
the seed of this plant.
3.
the coffee made from the seeds.
Also called
robusta
.
Compare
arabica coffee
.
Origin
1905-10;
robusta
<
Latin
rōbusta,
feminine of
rōbustus
robust
Examples from the web for
robusta coffee
By contrast with
robusta coffee
, arabica shrubs thrive at higher elevations in a cooler, drier climate.
And new industrial processes further challenged the region's market share by reducing the disagreeable taste of
robusta coffee
.