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.
MARGOSA
neem, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta
(noun) large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
margosa (plural margosas)
neem (tree)
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*go"sa, n. Etym: [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic. The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. Sir S. Baker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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