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.
ABIES
Abies, genus Abies
(noun) true firs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
abies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aby
Etymology 2
From the genus name Abies.
Noun
abies (plural abies)
A tree of the genus Abies.
Source: Wiktionary
A"bi*es, n. Etym: [L., fir tree.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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