Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
AMARANTH
amaranth
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
amaranth
(noun) seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amaranth (countable and uncountable, plural amaranths)
(dated, poetic) An imaginary flower that does not wither.
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
Synonyms: amaranthus, pigweed
The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
(chemistry) A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring.
Synonym: E123
(cooking) The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
Hyponyms
• flower-gentle (Amarantus melancholicus)
• love-lies-bleeding, thrumwort (Amaranthus caudatus)
• Prince-of-Wales feather, prince's feather (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
Anagrams
• Ramathan
Source: Wiktionary
Am"a*ranth, n. Etym: [L. amarantus, Gr. mortal; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr.
1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic]
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.
2. A color inclining to purple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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