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.
CORIUM
dermis, corium, derma
(noun) the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
corium (plural coriums or coria)
(anatomy) The inner layer of skin, the dermis.
(anatomy) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
(historical) Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.
Etymology 2
Noun
corium (uncountable)
(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.
Source: Wiktionary
Co"ri*um (k"r-m), n. Etym: [L. corium leather.]
1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke.
2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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