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.
FLUVIAL
fluvial
(adjective) of or relating to or happening in a river; “fluvial deposits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fluvial (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream
Synonyms
• (of a river): fluviatile, riverine
Anagrams
• fluavil, vialful
Source: Wiktionary
Flu"vi*al, a. Etym: [L. fluvialis, from fluvius river, fr. fluere to flow: cf.F. fluvial. See Fluent.]
Definition: Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as, a fluvial plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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