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.
CENTROLECITHAL
Etymology
Adjective
centrolecithal (not comparable)
(biology) Having the yolk placed in the centre of the cytoplasm of the ovum
Source: Wiktionary
Cen`tro*lec"i*thal, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. Balfour.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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