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.
TRIDENTATE
Etymology
Adjective
tridentate (not comparable)
Having three teeth
(botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
(chemistry, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*den"tate, Tri*den"ta*ted, a. Etym: [NL. tridentatus. See Trident.]
Definition: Having three teeth; three-toothed. Lee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
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