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.
LACTUCA
Lactuca, genus Lactuca
(noun) an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lac*tu"ca, n. Etym: [L., lettuce. See Lettuce.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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