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.
PHANEROGAM
spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant
(noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phanerogam (plural phanerogams)
(botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores).
Synonyms
• (plant that produces seeds): spermatophyte
Coordinate terms
• cryptogam
Anagrams
• anemograph
Source: Wiktionary
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