Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MELASTOMA
Melastoma, genus Melastoma
(noun) type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Me*las"to*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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