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.
CERACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
ceraceous (comparative more ceraceous, superlative most ceraceous)
waxy
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*ra"ceous, a. Etym: [L. cera wax.]
Definition: Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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