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.
UNGUICULATES
Noun
unguiculates
plural of unguiculate
Source: Wiktionary
UNGUICULATE
Un*guic"u*late, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Unguiculata.
Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted, a.
1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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