"robusta" meaning in English

See robusta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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
    Sense id: en-robusta-en-noun-DT-RdNJ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Coffee, Madder family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 2 21 0 1 0 21 21 0 1 Disambiguation of Coffee: 54 46 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 53 47
  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 Categories (other): Coffee, Madder family plants Disambiguation of Coffee: 54 46 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: robust

Inflected forms

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