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.
FOVEATE
Etymology
Adjective
foveate (comparative more foveate, superlative most foveate)
(anatomy, of a bone or organ) Having slight depressions or pits.
Synonyms
• (having depressions): pitted
Verb
foveate (third-person singular simple present foveates, present participle foveating, simple past and past participle foveated)
(transitive) To angle one's eyes such that the foveae are directed at (an object in one's field of view), the fovea being the portion of the retina responsible for sharp central vision.
Source: Wiktionary
Fo"ve*ate, a. Etym: [L. fovea a pit.]
Definition: Having pits or depressions; pitted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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