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.
REDHEAD
redhead, Aythya americana
(noun) North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop
(noun) someone who has red hair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
redhead (plural redheads)
A person with red hair.
A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
A kind of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
Chinese red-headed centipede
red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus)
red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Synonyms
• (redheaded person): bloodnut, Bluey, carrot top, ginger, ranga, carrots
Anagrams
• adhered
Source: Wiktionary
Red"head` (-hd`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard. (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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