coffee tree

noun

1
: a tree (such as arabica) that produces coffee
2
: kentucky coffee tree

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The opioid mimics Kratom is ground from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a Southeast Asian coffee tree. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Now, 25 farmers nurture about 400 coffee trees on Lantau Island. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 Before the world complicated things with espresso machines, oat milk debates, and influencers lecturing to you about grind size, wild coffee trees were clinging to the Ethiopian highlands. — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026 Planting coffee trees under the shade of native trees and other species is one of these techniques. — Renata Carlos Daou, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee tree

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of coffee tree was in 1732

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“Coffee tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20tree. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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