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.
CHRYSOBERYL
chrysoberyl
(noun) a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chrysoberyl (countable and uncountable, plural chrysoberyls)
(mineral) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl2O4, used as a gemstone.
Source: Wiktionary
Chrys"o*ber`yl, n. Etym: [L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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