Coffeeweed

Coffeeweed

The name coffeeweed or coffee weed may refer to various plants used as coffee substitute, including:

  • Cichorium intybus, the common chicory, a plant species native to Europe
  • Senna obtusifolia
  • Senna occidentalis, the coffee senna, a pantropical plant species
  • Sesbania herbacea, a flowering plant species native to the United States

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  • coffeeweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. [so called from its use as a substitute for coffee] : chicory 2. a. : either of two herbs (Cassia marylandica and C. tora) having seeds that resemble coffee beans b. : coffee senna …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chicory — This article is about the cultivated vegetable called chicon. For the Worldcons named Chicon, see Worldcon. Common Chicory Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Cassia (legume) — Taxobox name = Cassia image width = 240px image caption = Apple blossom Cassia Cassia javanica as described by Carolus Linnaeus the Younger regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae… …   Wikipedia

  • Senna obtusifolia — Cassia humilis redirects here. This taxon may also refer to other species; see below. Senna obtusifolia Note the thin, arching, sickle shaped pods in lower half Conservation …   Wikipedia

  • Senna (genus) — Taxobox name = Senna image width = 200px image caption = Caesalpinia exostemma ssp. exostemma inflorescence, Guanacaste (Costa Rica) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae unranked ordo = Eurosids I… …   Wikipedia

  • Senna (plant) — Senna Senna alexandrina Scientific classification Kingdom: Pla …   Wikipedia

  • Senna occidentalis — Coffee senna Coffee senna (Senna occidentalis) leaf Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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