<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of the roasted ground or crushed seeds coffee beans of the two-seeded fruit coffee berry of certain coffee trees.</li><li>the seeds or fruit themselves.</li><li>any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Coffea, of the madder family, especially C. arabica and C. canephora, cultivated commercially.</li><li>a cup of coffee: We ordered four coffees and three doughnuts.</li><li>a social gathering at which coffee and other refreshments are served.</li><li>medium to dark brown.</li><li>unglazed earthenware or porcelain after firing.</li><li>a piece of plastic or the like, prepared for pressing into a phonograph record.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>coffee-colored.</li></ul>