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.
ENDOMETRIUM
endometrium
(noun) (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
endometrium (plural endometria)
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
Source: Wiktionary
En`do*me"tri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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