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.
MARJORAM
marjoram, oregano
(noun) pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum vulgare
(noun) aromatic Eurasian perennial
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marjoram (countable and uncountable, plural marjorams)
A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.
Synonyms
• amaracus (obsolete)
Proper noun
Marjoram
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"jo*ram, n. Etym: [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty- five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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