[cof.fee] n, often attrib [It & Turk; It caffe, fr. Turk kahve, fr. Ar qahwa] (1598) 1 a: a beverage made by percolation, infusion, or decoction from the roasted and ground seeds of a coffee plant b: any of several Old World tropical plants (genus Coffea and esp. C. arabica and C. canephora) of the madder family that are widely cultivated in warm regions for their seeds from which coffee is prepared c: coffee seeds esp. roasted and often ground--compare arabica, robusta d: a dehydrated product made from brewed coffee "instant ~"; also: a beverage made from this
2: a cup of coffee "two ~s"
3: coffee hour