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.
BAST
Bast
(noun) cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
phloem, bast
(noun) (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
bast, bast fiber
(noun) strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bast (countable and uncountable, plural basts)
Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.
Anagrams
• ABTs, ATBs, ATSB, Bats, SATB, STAB, TBAs, TBSA, Tabs, bats, stab, tabs
Proper noun
Bast (plural er-noun)
Alternative spelling of Bastet
Anagrams
• ABTs, ATBs, ATSB, Bats, SATB, STAB, TBAs, TBSA, Tabs, bats, stab, tabs
Source: Wiktionary
Bast, n. Etym: [AS. bæst; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G. bast, of unknown origin. Cf. Bass the tree.]
1. The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree; hence, matting, cordage, etc., made therefrom.
2. A thick mat or hassock. See 2d Bass, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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