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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
coffee \cof"fee\ kadd"f-e; ko^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.
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. the coffee tree.
      1913 webster

   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".
         1913 webster

   3. the beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground
      berry of the coffee tree.
      1913 webster

            they have in turkey a drink called coffee. . . .
            this drink comforteth the brain and heart, and
            helpeth digestion.                    --bacon.
      1913 webster

   4. a cup of coffee3, especially one served in a restaurant;
      as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to
      go.
      pjc

   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.
         1913 webster

   coffee bug zool., a species of scale insect lecanium
      coffaea, often very injurious to the coffee tree.

   coffee rat zool. see musang.
      1913 webster
see also:
caf'e coffea coffea arabica coffea canephora coffea occidentalis coffea liberica 
coffee bug lecanium coffaea coffee rat musang 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
java coffee tree coffee bean coffee berry chocolate deep brown 
umber burnt umber 
[3] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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


[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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


[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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



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Coffee Table >> C Words
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Coffee Pot >> C Words
Coffee Pot, definition of term: Coffee Pot
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Coffee Mug >> C Words
Coffee Mug, definition of term: Coffee Mug
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Coffee Maker >> C Words
Coffee Maker, definition of term: Coffee Maker
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Coffee Grinder >> C Words
Coffee Grinder, definition of term: Coffee Grinder
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Kentucky Coffee >> K Words
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