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.
MULTIFID
Etymology
Adjective
multifid (not comparable)
Cleft into many parts or lobes.
• Phyllanthaceae
Source: Wiktionary
Mul"ti*fid, a. Etym: [L. multifidus; multus much, many + findere to split: cf. F. multifide.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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