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Definitions for coffee:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Coffee \Cof"fee\ (k[add]"f[-e]; k[o^]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 coffee[3], 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 coff[ae]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree. Coffee rat (Zool.) See Musang. [1913 Webster]

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]

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

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

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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