Definition of arabica

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a·rab·i·ca    (-rb-k) KEY 

NOUN:

1. 1. A species of coffee, Coffea arabica, originating in Ethiopia and widely cultivated for its high-quality, commercially valuable seeds.
   2. The beanlike seed of this plant.
2. The coffee brewed from the seed of this plant.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin (Coffea) arabica, species name, from Latin, feminine of Arabicus, from Arabia, from Greek Arabikos, from Araps, Arab-, an Arab ; see Arab