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.
INFLUENT
inflowing, influent
(adjective) flowing inward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
influent (plural influents)
a stream which flows into another stream or lake
Synonym: tributary
fluids flowing in
Synonym: inflow
(ecology) an organism having an important effect on a plant or animal community
Adjective
influent (comparative more influent, superlative most influent)
flowing in
exercising astral influence
(ecology) having an important effect on a plant or animal community
Source: Wiktionary
In"flu*ent, a. Etym: [L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum, to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See Fluid.]
1. Flowing in. "With influent tide." Cowper. "Influent odors." Mrs. Browning.
2. Exerting influence; influential. [Obs.] I find no office by name assigned unto Dr.Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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