"robusta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/ [UK], /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-robusta.wav Forms: robustas [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{taxlink|Coffea robusta|species}} Coffea robusta, {{der|en|la|rōbusta}} Latin rōbusta Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} robusta (usually uncountable, plural robustas)
  1. A plant of the African coffee plant species Coffea canephora. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Coffee Categories (lifeform): Madder family plants
    Sense id: en-robusta-en-noun-DT-RdNJ6 Disambiguation of Coffee: 64 36 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 21 11 2 20 1 1 1 20 20 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 13 2 20 1 1 1 20 20 1 1
  2. Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and as a filler in blends. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-robusta-en-noun-M9~7AZ-A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: robust

Inflected forms

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