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.
LOQUAT
loquat, Japanese plum
(noun) yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica
(noun) evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
loquat (plural loquats)
The Eriobotrya japonica tree.
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
Synonyms
• Japanese medlar (see medlar)
Source: Wiktionary
Lo"quat, n. Etym: [Chinese name.] (Bot.)
Definition: The fruit of the Japanese medlar (Photinia Japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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