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.
ANALOGOUS
analogous
(adjective) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; “the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous”
analogous, correspondent
(adjective) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; “brains and computers are often considered analogous”; “salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
analogous (comparative more analogous, superlative most analogous)
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
Synonyms: correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallel
(biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Source: Wiktionary
A*nal"o*gous, a. Etym: [L. analogous, Gr. Logic.]
Definition: Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J. H. Newman. nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.
Syn.
– Correspondent; similar; like.
– A*nal"o gous*ly, adv.
– A*nal"o*gous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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