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.
PNEUMOCOCCI
PNEUMOCOCCUS
pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae
(noun) bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pneumococci
plural of pneumococcus
Source: Wiktionary
PNEUMOCOCCUS
Pneu`mo*coc"cus, n. Etym: [See Pneumo-, and Coccus.] (Biol.)
Definition: A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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