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.
NEMATOCYST
Etymology
Noun
nematocyst (plural nematocysts)
(biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting
Synonyms
• cnida
• cnidocyst
• cnidocyte
Source: Wiktionary
Nem"a*to*cyst, n. Etym: [Nemato- + cyst.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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