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.
APICAL
apical
(adjective) situated at an apex
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apical (not comparable)
Of or connected with the apex.
(botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
(phonetics, phonology, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.
Coordinate terms
• (linguistics): laminal, coronal
Noun
apical (plural apicals)
(phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
Anagrams
• Palaic
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.]
Definition: At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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