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.
RANUNCULI
RANUNCULUS
Ranunculus, genus Ranunculus
(noun) annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ranunculi
plural of ranunculus
Source: Wiktionary
RANUNCULUS
Ra*nun`cu*lus, n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses, L. Ranunculi. Etym: [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (R. Asiaticus, R. aconitifolius, etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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