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The first English coffee house was established in Oxford in 1650, today coffee is a national addiction. Caffeine is the world’s most widely used legal stimulant, but for plants it is a biochemical weapon; helping to protect plants from disease and insect damage. Coffee is grown in the Rainforest House at the Botanic Garden.
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- Title: Coffee
- Location Created: Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford
- Rights: University of Oxford Herbaria and University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
- Species: arabica
- Genus: Coffea
- Family: Rubiaceae
- Common name: Arabica coffee
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