Noun:1: coffee, java a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" 2: coffee tree, coffee any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans 3: coffee berry, coffee, coffee bean a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee 4: deep brown, umber, coffee, burnt umber, chocolate a medium brown to dark-brown color