Robusta Definition

rō-bŭstə
noun
A hardy species of coffee, Coffea canephora, of western Africa, widely cultivated for its commercially valuable seeds, often considered inferior to arabica seeds.
American Heritage
The beanlike seed of this plant.
American Heritage
This coffee.
Webster's New World
adjective

Designating or of one of the two main types of coffee (Coffea canephora) produced commercially, which grows at lower altitudes, mainly in Africa, and is less aromatic than arabica.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Robusta

Noun

Singular:
robusta
Plural:
robustas

Origin of Robusta

  • New Latin (Coffea) rōbusta former species name of Coffea canēphora from Latin feminine of rōbustus strong robust

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin robusta, feminine of robustus (“strong").

    From Wiktionary

Robusta Sentence Examples

  • There are also several extremely valuable soft timbers, the principal being red cedar (Cedrela Toona), silky oak (Grevillea robusta), beech and a variety of teak, with several important species of pine.

  • The sal, Shorea robusta, a very durable wood, is most abundant along the skirts of the Himalaya from Assam to the Punjab, and is found in central India, to which the teak also extends.

  • The most important timber trees are the tu'n (Cedrela Toona), sdl (Shorea robusta), the present area of which forms two belts separated by the Gangetic plain; satin wood (Chloroxylon Swietenia), common in the drier parts of the peninsula; sandalwood, especially characteristic of Mysore; iron-wood (Mesua ferrea), and teak (Tectona grandis).

  • A large part of the area is still covered with forest, the most valuable timber-tree being sal (Shorea robusta).

  • Sal (Shorea robusta) is the chief timber tree.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

ATASTA

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