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.
MICROCOSM
microcosm
(noun) a miniature model of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
microcosm (plural microcosms)
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]
(obsolete) The human body; a person. [17th-19th c.]
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one. [from 17th c.]
(ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
• (smaller system representative of a larger one): worldkin
• epitome
• exemplar
• paradigm
Antonyms
• macrocosm
Source: Wiktionary
Mi"cro*cosm, n. Etym: [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr. Gr.
Definition: A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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