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.
IMAGO
imago
(noun) an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
imago
(noun) (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
imago (plural imagines or imagos or imagoes)
(entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
(psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.
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Source: Wiktionary
I*ma"go, n.; pl. Imagoes. Etym: [L. See Image.]
1. An image.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust. of Ant-lion, and Army worm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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