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.
PAULOWNIA
Etymology
Noun
paulownia (plural paulownias)
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
Source: Wiktionary
Pau*low"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named from the Russian princess Anna Pavlovna.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees of the order Scrophulariaceæ, consisting of one species, Paulownia imperialis.
Note: The tree is native to Japan, and has immense heart-shaped leaves, and large purplish flowers in panicles. The capsules contain many little winged seeds, which are beautiful microscopic objects. The tree is hardy in America as far north as Connecticut.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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27 September 2024
IDENTIFY
(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”
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