Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ADULARIAS
Noun
adularias
plural of adularia
Source: Wiktionary
ADULARIA
Ad`u*la"ri*a, n. Etym: [From Adula, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.] (Min.)
Definition: A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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