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.
HYGROPHYTE
hygrophyte
(noun) a plant that grows in a moist habitat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hygrophyte (plural hygrophytes)
(biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
Coordinate terms
• hydrophyte (plant that grows under water)
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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