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.
DICTYOGENS
Noun
dictyogens
plural of dictyogen
Source: Wiktionary
DICTYOGEN
Dic*ty"o*gen, n. Etym: [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant with netveined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenæ, proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreaceæ, Smilaceæ, Trilliaceæ, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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