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.
AMPHIBIOUS
amphibious
(adjective) operating or living on land and in water; “amphibious vehicles”; “amphibious operations”; “amphibious troops”; “frogs are amphibious animals”
amphibious, amphibian
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
amphibious
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
Source: Wiktionary
Am*phib"i*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. i. e., both on land in water;
1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.
2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water. The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea. Hare.
3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures. Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WINEBERRY
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
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