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.
VEGETIVE
vegetative, vegetive
(adjective) of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; “a dull vegetative lifestyle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
vegetive (not comparable)
(obsolete) vegetable
Of or pertaining to vegetation.
Synonym: vegetative
Noun
vegetive (plural vegetives)
(obsolete) vegetable
Hence vegetives receive their fragrant birth,
And clothe the naked bosom of the earth.
Source: Wiktionary
Veg"e*tive, a. Etym: [See Vegetate, and Vegetative.]
Definition: Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life. [R.] Tusser.
Veg"e*tive, n.
Definition: A vegetable. [Obs.] The blest infusions That dwell in vegetives, in metals, stones. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
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