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.
ANTHOPHYLLITE
anthophyllite
(noun) a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
anthophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural anthophyllites)
(mineral) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
Source: Wiktionary
An*thoph"yl*lite, n. Etym: [NL. anthophyllum clove.]
Definition: A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.
– An`tho*phyl*lit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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