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.
FILARIAL
filarial
(adjective) related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
filarial (not comparable)
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.
Straight, as if in a line.
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*la"ri*al, a.
1. (Zoöl. & Med.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or caused by, filariæ and allied parasitic worms.
2. Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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