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.
CROCOITE
Noun
crocoite (usually uncountable, plural crocoites)
(mineral) A rare red mineral; lead chromate, PbCrO4.
Source: Wiktionary
Cro"co*ite (kr"k-t), n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: Lead chromate occuring in crystals of a bright hyacinth red color; -- called also red lead ore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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