STRAMONIUM

Etymology

Noun

stramonium (countable and uncountable, plural stramoniums or stramonia)

The jimsonweed plant

A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant.

Source: Wiktionary


Stra*mo"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL.; Cf. F. stramoine.] (Bot.)

Definition: A poisonous plant (Datura Stramonium); stinkweed. See Datura, and Jamestown weed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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