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.
CANCELLATE
cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
(adjective) having an open or latticed or porous structure
cancellate, cancellated, clathrate
(adjective) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cancellate (comparative more cancellate, superlative most cancellate)
(botany) Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma; lattice-like.
(zoology) Having the surface covered with raised lines, crossing at right angles.
(anatomy) cancellated
Source: Wiktionary
Can"cel*late, a. Etym: [L. cancellatus, p. p. of cancellare, See Cancel, v. t.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plant; latticelike.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the surface coveres with raised lines, crossing at right angles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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