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.
AESTIVATIONS
Noun
aestivations
plural of aestivation
Source: Wiktionary
AESTIVATION
Æs`ti*va"tion, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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