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.
MAGUEY
maguey, cantala, Agave cantala
(noun) Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
maguey, Agave atrovirens
(noun) Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
maguey (plural magueys)
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.
Synonyms: agave, pita, century plant
Source: Wiktionary
Mag"uey, n. Etym: [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.)
Definition: The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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