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.
MYXOMYCETES
Myxomycetes, class Myxomycetes
(noun) the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
myxomycetes
plural of myxomycete
Source: Wiktionary
Myx`o*my*ce"tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. mucus, slime + myceles.] (Bot.)
Definition: A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum (Myxophyta). They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the surface and ingest solid food. -- Myx`o*my*ce"tous (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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