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.
HYDRANGEA
hydrangea
(noun) any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hydrangea (plural hydrangeas)
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*dran"ge*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + hydrangée.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. H. hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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