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.
NELUMBOS
Noun
nelumbos
plural of nelumbo
Source: Wiktionary
NELUMBO
Ne*lum"bo, n. Etym: [Ceylonese word.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa. [Written also Nelumbium.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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