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coffee tree

American  

noun

  1. any tree, as Coffea arabica, yielding coffee beans.

  2. Kentucky coffee tree.

coffee tree British  

noun

  1. any of several rubiaceous trees of the genus Coffea, esp C. arabica, the seeds of which are used in the preparation of the beverage coffee

  2. short for Kentucky coffee tree

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Etymology

Origin of coffee tree

First recorded in 1735–45

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