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.
INDIGOFERA
Indigofera, genus Indigofera
(noun) genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
In`di*gof"e*ra, n. Etym: [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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