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.
PARAPOPHYSIS
Etymology
Noun
parapophysis (plural parapophyses)
(anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.
Coordinate terms
• diapophysis
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Parapophyses. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition: The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra.
– Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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