Definition of "robusta" [robusta]

• The coffee plant Coffea canephora that is commercially grown but whose beans are of lesser quality than arabica beans. (noun)
• The seed of this plant. (noun)
• The coffee brewed from the seeds of this plant. (noun)

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• "The countryside is now dotted with coffee boomtowns, where farmers call robusta "a miracle plant" that has transformed their lives."
• "Vietnam has been rapidly challenging Indonesia's Initially planted along with Arabica trees by French missionaries in the middle of 19th century, the plantations that are small in size now produce robusta, which is one of the two major species."
• "Elsewhere, protests spread in the Ugandan robusta coffee hub of Masaka and police clashed with hundreds of protesters who had blocked roads with logs, police spokesman Noah Serunjoji said."