Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
AURICULARIA
Auricularia, genus Auricularia
(noun) type genus of the Auriculariaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Au*ric`u*la"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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