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.
LINEOLATE
Etymology
Adjective
lineolate (comparative more lineolate, superlative most lineolate)
(zoology) Marked with little lines.
(botany) Marked longitudinally with fine lines.
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• linoleate
Source: Wiktionary
Lin"e*o*late, a. Etym: [L. lineola, dim. of linea line.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Marked with little lines.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Marked longitudinally with fine lines. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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