ro·bus·ta (r -b s t )n. 1. a. The coffee plant Coffea canephora that is commercially grown but whose beans are of lesser quality than arabica beans. b. The seed of this plant. 2. The coffee brewed from the seeds of this plant. [Latin r busta, feminine of rbustus, strong; see robust.] |
robusta [rəʊˈbʌstə]
n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
1. a species of coffee tree, Coffea canephora
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) coffee or coffee beans obtained from this plant
[from Latin rōbustus strong]
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