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.
ZINGIBERACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
zingiberaceous (not comparable)
zinziberaceous
Source: Wiktionary
Zin`gi*ber*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. zingiber ginger. See Ginger.] (Bot.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe (Zingibereæ) of endogenous plants of the order Scitamineæ. See Scitamineous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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