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.
BOTRYOIDAL
botryoid, botryoidal, boytrose
(adjective) resembling a cluster of grapes in form
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
botryoidal (comparative more botryoidal, superlative most botryoidal)
(chiefly, mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes.
Source: Wiktionary
Bot"ry*oid, Bot`ry*oid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. cluster of grapes + -oid.]
Definition: Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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