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.
RADIOLARIAN
radiolarian
(noun) protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radiolarian (plural radiolarians)
Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*o*la"ri*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Radiolaria.
– n.
Definition: One of the Radiolaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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