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.
APODEME
apodeme
(noun) ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ap"o*deme, n. Etym: [Pref. apo- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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