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.
CRUCIFORM
cruciate, cruciform
(adjective) shaped like a cross
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cruciform
Having the shape of a cross.
Noun
cruciform (plural cruciforms)
(genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"ci*form (kr"s-frm), a. Etym: [L. crux, crucis, cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme.]
Definition: Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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