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.
PETALOSTICHA
Pet`a*los"ti*cha, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See Spatangoid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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