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COFFEE SHRUB [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Drug and Beverage Crops
DEF

Tropical evergreen shrub ... (genus Coffea, family Rubiaceae), ... cultivated for its seeds, or beans, which are ... sold for brewing coffee.

CONT

A coffee plant bears its first fruits in five to eight years ... from which coffee seeds or beans are obtained.

Key term(s)
  • coffee shrub

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes alcaloïfères
DEF

Arbuste (famille rubiacées) à feuilles persistantes [...] cultivé pour sa graine (café).

CONT

Les caféiers peuvent mesurer 3 m dans les plantations et jusqu'à 10 m dans la nature.

Key term(s)
  • plant de café

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas que contienen alcaloides
DEF

Árbol de la familia de las Rubiáceas, originario de Etiopía, de cuatro a seis metros de altura, con hojas opuestas, lanceoladas, persistentes y de [...] color verde, flores blancas y olorosas, [...] fruto en baya roja, cuya semilla es el café.

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