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.
DESMODIUM
Desmodium, genus Desmodium
(noun) beggarweed; tick trefoil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
desmodium (plural desmodiums)
Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.
Hyponyms
• (members of genus): tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers, beggar lice
Source: Wiktionary
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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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