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.
TERATOMATA
Noun
teratomata
plural of teratoma
Source: Wiktionary
TERATOMA
Ter`a*to"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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