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.
VESICULAR
vesicular
(adjective) of or relating to or involving vesicles; “normal vesicular breathing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
vesicular (comparative more vesicular, superlative most vesicular)
Of or pertaining to vesicles (vesiculae).
Having vesicles.
Synonyms
• vesiculated
• vesiculose
Anagrams
• revusical, sail curve
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*sic"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vésiculaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to vesicles; esp., of or pertaining to the air vesicles, or air cells, of the lungs; as, vesicular breathing, or normal breathing, in which the air enters freely the air vesicles of the lungs.
2. Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as, vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf.
3. Having the form or structure of a vesicle; as, a vesicular body. Vesicular column (Anat.), a series of nerve cells forming one of the tracts distinguished in the spinal; -- also called the ganglionic column.
– Vesicular emphysema (Med.), emphysema of the lungs, in which the air vesicles are distended and their walls ruptured.
– Vesicular murmur (Med.), the sound, audible on auscultation of the chest, made by the air entering and leaving the air vesicles of the lungs in respiration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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6 October 2024
DATELESS
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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