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.
EPHEMERAS
EPHEMERA
E*phem"e*ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: A fever of one day's continuance only.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
EPHEMERON
E*phem"e*ron, n.; pl. Ephemera. Etym: [NL. See Ephemera.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the ephemeral flies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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