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.
PERIANTHS
Noun
perianths
plural of perianth
Usage notes
The plural is used only when referring to multiple flowers. Each flower bears a single perianth.
Anagrams
• Perthians, parentish, triphanes
Source: Wiktionary
PERIANTH
Per"i*anth, n. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. périanthe.] (Bot.) (a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished. (b) A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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