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.
BASIPETAL
basipetal
(adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
basipetal (not comparable)
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence
Antonyms
• acropetal
Source: Wiktionary
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SENSE
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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