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.
PARENCHYMATOUS
Etymology
Adjective
parenchymatous (not comparable)
(medicine) Alternative form of parenchymal.
(botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Par`en*chym"a*tous, Pa*ren"chy*mous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. parenchymateux.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma of a tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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