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.
DERM
Etymology 1
Noun
derm
(anatomy) The integument of animal; the skin.
Alternative form of dermis
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
derm (plural derms)
(slang) Clipping of dermatologist.
Etymology 3
Noun
derm (plural derms)
(South Africa, slang, usually, in the plural) guts
Anagrams
• D-MER, Drem, E-DRM, EDMR, EMDR, merd
Source: Wiktionary
-derm. Etym: [See Derm, n.]
Definition: A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, etc.
Derm, n. Etym: [Gr. derme. See Tear, v. t.]
1. The integument of animal; the skin.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: See Dermis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
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