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.
RHAPHES
Noun
rhaphes
plural of rhaphe
Source: Wiktionary
RHAPHE
Rha"phe, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written also raphe.] Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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