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.
STRUMA
scrofula, struma, king's evil
(noun) a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly
(noun) abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
struma (countable and uncountable, plural strumas or strumae)
(pathology) Scrofula.
(pathology) A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre.
Source: Wiktionary
Stru"ma, n. Etym: [L., a scrofulous tumor.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: Scrofula.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
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