Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
APICULTURE
beekeeping, apiculture
(noun) the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
apiculture (uncountable)
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
Synonyms
• beekeeping
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"i*cul`ture, n. Etym: [L. apis bee + E. culture.]
Definition: Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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