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.
SYNANGIUM
Etymology
Noun
synangium (plural synangia)
(anatomy) The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart.
(botany) The boat-shaped sorus of certain ferns.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*an"gi*um, n.; pl. Synangia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart.
– Syn*an"gi*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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