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.
URTICARIA
urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash
(noun) an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
urticaria (countable and uncountable, plural urticarias)
(diseases) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.
Synonyms
• hives
• nettle-rash
Source: Wiktionary
Ur`ti*ca"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Urtica.] (Med.)
Definition: The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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