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.
THALASSEMIA
thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean anaemia
(noun) an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
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Etymology
Noun
thalassemia (plural thalassemias)
(medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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