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.
MANGOSTEEN
mangosteen
(noun) two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana
(noun) East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mangosteen (plural mangosteens)
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
(more specifically) A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.
The tree on which the fruit grows.
Anagrams
• megatonnes, nematogens
Source: Wiktionary
Man"go*steen, Man"go*stan, n. Etym: [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)
Definition: A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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