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.
MIMICRY
apery, mimicry
(noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
mimicry
(noun) the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mimicry (countable and uncountable, plural mimicries)
The act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else.
Source: Wiktionary
Mim"ic*ry, n.
1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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