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.
ARACEOUS
aroid, araceous
(adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
araceous (not comparable)
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
Source: Wiktionary
A*ra"ceous, a. Etym: [L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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