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.
CRUCIFER
crucifer, cruciferous plant
(noun) any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crucifer (plural crucifers)
(Christianity) A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
(botany) A member of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Hyponyms
• (botany): arugula, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard greens, radish, spring greens, watercress
Anagrams
• Ferrucci
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"ci*fer (-fr), n. Etym: [See Cruciferous.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the order Cruciferæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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