Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ADANSONIA
Adansonia, genus Adansonia
(noun) baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ad`an*so"ni*a, n. Etym: [From Adanson, a French botanist.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. D. C. Eaton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 May 2025
BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
Coffee Trivia
