Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ARGILLACEOUS
argillaceous, clayey
(adjective) resembling or containing clay; “argillaceous rocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
argillaceous (comparative more argillaceous, superlative most argillaceous)
(chiefly, geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`gil*la"ceous, a. Etym: [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.]
Definition: Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay.
– Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone.
– Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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