Coffea Arabica (Noun)
Meaning
Shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Coffea arabica is grown at high altitudes and requires cooler temperatures and more rainfall than Coffea canephora.
- The coffee tree is a subtropical evergreen shrub or small coffea arabica tree native to the southeastern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.
- Coffea arabica is a large shrub or small tree that can grow to a height of 9 to 12 meters but the plants are usually cut to around 3 to 6 meters to make harvesting easier.
- In Brazil, the country with the largest area of coffea arabica production, it is grown mainly in the southeastern states where the climate and temperature are suitable.
- Coffea arabica beans produce a mild tasting coffee that is around 60 to 70 percent of global coffee consumption.