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.
COTYLEDONARY
Etymology
Adjective
cotyledonary (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a cotyledon.
Source: Wiktionary
Cot`y*led"on*a*ry (--r), a.
Definition: Having a cotyledon; tufted; as, the cotyledonary placenta of the cow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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