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.
MONEYWORT
moneywort, creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, Lysimachia nummularia
(noun) a loosestrife vine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
moneywort (plural moneyworts)
A European vine, Lysimachia nummularia, having yellow flowers; creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie.
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"ey*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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