Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
AURICULAE
AURICULA
auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix
(noun) a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
auricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula
(noun) yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
auriculae
plural of auricula
Source: Wiktionary
AURICULA
Au*ric"u*la, n.; pl. L. Auriculæ (, E. Auriculas (. Etym: [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b) (b) A species of Hirneola (H. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or Jew's-ear. P. Cyc.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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