arab·i·ca
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Definition of arabica
1
: an evergreen shrub or tree (Coffea arabica) yielding seeds that produce a high-quality coffee and form a large portion of the coffee of commerce
2
: the seeds of arabica especially roasted and often ground
Examples of arabica in a Sentence
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The beans used here are imported directly from Vietnam and are a mixture of robusta and arabica beans. — Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Fortune, "Vietnamese Egg Coffee Is Taking North America by Storm–but What Is It?," 3 Aug. 2019 Dark-roasted whole beans, a blend of arabica and robusta, are now available to purchase separately. — Eleanore Park, WSJ, "Vietnamese Coffee: So Hot Right Now," 20 June 2019 That one more frivolous scolding about an innocuous activity could be averted is a small victory for reason, which amounts to more than a hill of arabica beans in this crazy world. — Josh Gohlke, SFChronicle.com, "Last Word: Coffee reprieve grounds for celebration," 22 June 2018 Death Wish is billed as the world's strongest coffee, made from a blend of organic, fair-trade robusta and arabica beans primarily from India and Peru, which contain 200 percent more caffeine than the average coffee blend. — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "Death Wish Coffee, world's strongest coffee, coming to Walmart in Arizona," 26 Apr. 2018 Mokhtar imagines himself one of those adventurers, aiming first to revive Yemen’s 500-year-old coffee culture and then to export its high-quality arabica beans. — Ghaith Abdul-ahad, New York Times, "The Coffee-Flavored American Dream," 30 Mar. 2018 Kenya accounts for just 1 percent of the global crop, but its high-quality arabica beans are sought-after for blending with other varieties. — Duncan Miriri, The Christian Science Monitor, "Nestle offers aid to struggling Kenyan coffee farmers," 21 Mar. 2018 That would raise global supplies of mild arabica beans by about 13 percent. — Marcy Nicholson, The Christian Science Monitor, "Where conflict once reigned in Colombia, coffee beans now grow," 20 Oct. 2017 But arabica is extremely fussy about its conditions. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Coffee vs. climate change: The news is not good," 13 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arabica.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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