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.
AUTOGENOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
autogenously (comparative more autogenously, superlative most autogenously)
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
Source: Wiktionary
Au*tog"e*nous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
AUTOGENOUS
Au*tog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Biol.)
Definition: Self-generated; produced independently.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Developed from an independent center of ossification. Owen. Autogenous soldering, the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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