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.
INDUVIAE
Etymology
Noun
induviae pl (plural only)
(botany) persistent portions of a calyx or corolla
(botany) leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time
Source: Wiktionary
In*du"vi*æ, n. pl. Etym: [L., clothes, fr. induere to put on. See Indue.] (Bot.)
Definition: Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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