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.
ZOOGLOEAS
Noun
zoogloeas
plural of zoogloea
Source: Wiktionary
ZOOGLOEA
Zo`ö*gloe"a, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoögloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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