shade-grown

[ sheyd-grohn ]

adjective

, Horticulture.

1. grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shade-grown¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

And though organic coffee is often shade-grown, there is no requirement for shade levels.

From Salon

I love being romanced by their promises of protecting birds and treating their workers well with their shade-grown, pesticide-free beans.

From Salon

Coffee consumers, he said, may have tired of wondering whether their coffee is single-origin, shade-grown, Aero-pressed or poured-over.

From New York Times

In one project, they work with local village chiefs to cultivate shade-grown coffee as a business, a practice that can be done without inflicting a heavy toll on the forest.

From Reuters

You might see the face of Alba Rosa, whose shade-grown Honduran coffee has hints of hibiscus.

From Washington Times