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.
PLUMOSE
plumate, plumed, plumose
(adjective) having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
plumose (comparative more plumose, superlative most plumose)
Having feathers or plumes.
Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.
Synonyms: feathery, plumelike
Anagrams
• pumelos
Source: Wiktionary
Plu*mose", Plu"mous, a. Etym: [L. plumosus, fr. pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]
1. Having feathers or plumes.
2. Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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