liberica
liberica Lexical Profile
• noun
The roasted coffee beans derived from the Coffea liberica plant, or the beverage brewed from them, noted for a bold, smoky, and woody flavor profile with floral and fruity undertones.
"The specialty cafe offers a single-origin liberica that surprises customers with its distinctively smoky aroma and jackfruit notes."
A tall, hardy species of flowering coffee tree (Coffea liberica) native to western and central Africa and widely cultivated in Southeast Asia, characterized by large leathery leaves and resistance to coffee leaf rust.
"Farmers in the Philippines and Malaysia cultivate liberica because the trees thrive in hot, humid lowland climates."
The large, asymmetrical cherry or drupe produced by the Coffea liberica tree, having a thick skin and fibrous pulp enclosing the coffee seeds.
"Harvesting the ripe liberica requires extra effort because the cherries are larger and tougher to pulp than standard coffee berries."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from the Modern Latin taxonomic epithet in Coffea liberica, named after the West African nation of Liberia where the species was first documented by botanists in the 19th century.
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