A deciduous North American tree (Gymnocladus dioica) having bipinnately compound leaves and flat pulpy pods with large seeds formerly used as a coffee substitute
handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
coffee tree
Hyphenation
cof·fee Tree
Turkish pronunciation
kôfi tri
Pronunciation
/ˈkôfē ˈtrē/ /ˈkɔːfiː ˈtriː/
Etymology
[ 'ko-fE, 'kä- ] (noun.) 1598. Italian & Turkish; Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa.