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.
ECHIDNINES
ECHIDNINE
E*chid"nine (; 104), n. Etym: [See Echidna.] (Chem.)
Definition: The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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