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.
STRIGOSE
Etymology
Adjective
strigose (comparative more strigose, superlative most strigose)
(zoology) Having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
(botany) Having stiff hairs, pressed together.
Anagrams
• gorsiest, grossite
Source: Wiktionary
Stri*gose", a. Etym: [Cf. F. strigueux. See Strigil.] (Bot.)
Definition: Set with stiff, straight bristles; hispid; as, a strigose leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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