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.
UMBILICATE
umbilicate
(adjective) depressed like a navel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
umbilicate (comparative more umbilicate, superlative most umbilicate)
Having a navel
(mycology, of a mushroom etc.) Having a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap
(botany) Supported by a central stalk.
Source: Wiktionary
Um*bil"i*cate, Um*bil"i*ca`ted, a. Etym: [L. umbilicatus. See Umbilic.] (a) Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as, an umbilicated smallpox vesicle. (b) (Bot.) Supported by a stalk at the central point.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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