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.
AXINITE
Noun
axinite (countable and uncountable, plural axinites)
(mineral) A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
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Ax"i*nite, n. Etym: [Named in allusion to the form of the crystals, fr. Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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