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.
BYSSACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
byssaceous (comparative more byssaceous, superlative most byssaceous)
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
Source: Wiktionary
Bys*sa"ceous, a. Etym: [From Byssus.] (Bot.)
Definition: Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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