arabica
noun
arab·i·ca ə-ˈra-bə-kə 
often attributive
1
: an evergreen shrub or tree (Coffea arabica) yielding seeds that produce a high-quality coffee and form a large portion of the coffee of commerce
2
: the seeds of arabica especially roasted and often ground
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In Colombia, the country that invented arabica snobbery, a small group of pioneers are breaking with tradition and experimenting with the plants. 
Julie Wernau, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2018 Choose from a sweeter, fruity arabica blend or a bolder, nuttier robusta, along with filters and hand grinders to prepare coffee in the traditional Vietnamese fashion. NBC News, 18 May 2020 The coffee bean comes in two basic families, arabica and the inferior (though easier to grow) robusta. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020 Coffea arabica is a picky plant, willing to grow only in the narrowest range of conditions: Sunlight, water, drainage, and even altitude all have to be just so. Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020 Coffee offerings include a Briggo blend, which use arabica beans from Guatemala, El Salvador and Brazil, as well as Whole Foods’ house brand, Allegro Coffee. Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2019 The beans used here are imported directly from Vietnam and are a mixture of robusta and arabica beans. Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2019 Dark-roasted whole beans, a blend of arabica and robusta, are now available to purchase separately. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 20 June 2019 That one more frivolous scolding about an innocuous activity could be averted is a small victory for reason, which amounts to more than a hill of arabica beans in this crazy world. Josh Gohlke, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018 See More
Julie Wernau, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2018 Choose from a sweeter, fruity arabica blend or a bolder, nuttier robusta, along with filters and hand grinders to prepare coffee in the traditional Vietnamese fashion. NBC News, 18 May 2020 The coffee bean comes in two basic families, arabica and the inferior (though easier to grow) robusta. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020 Coffea arabica is a picky plant, willing to grow only in the narrowest range of conditions: Sunlight, water, drainage, and even altitude all have to be just so. Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020 Coffee offerings include a Briggo blend, which use arabica beans from Guatemala, El Salvador and Brazil, as well as Whole Foods’ house brand, Allegro Coffee. Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2019 The beans used here are imported directly from Vietnam and are a mixture of robusta and arabica beans. Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2019 Dark-roasted whole beans, a blend of arabica and robusta, are now available to purchase separately. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 20 June 2019 That one more frivolous scolding about an innocuous activity could be averted is a small victory for reason, which amounts to more than a hill of arabica beans in this crazy world. Josh Gohlke, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, specific epithet of Coffea arabica, from Latin, feminine of Arabicus Arabian
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1