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.
KAMALA
Etymology
Noun
kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas)
Nelumbo nucifera, a lotus plant.
Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family.
An orange dyestuff obtained from that plant.
Anagrams
• alamak
Etymology
Proper noun
Kamala
(Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
A female given name from Sanskrit, of mainly Indian usage.
Anagrams
• alamak
Source: Wiktionary
Ka*ma"la, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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