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.
CATTAIL
cattail
(noun) tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cattail (plural cattails)
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places
Synonyms
• (herb in Typha): bulrush, reedmace
Anagrams
• Attical
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"-tail, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, glat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.
Note: The lesser cat-tail is Typha angustifolia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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