Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BABUL
Etymology
Noun
babul (plural babuls)
A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.
Synonyms
• kikar, prickly acacia
Anagrams
• bubal
Source: Wiktionary
Ba*bul", Ba*bool", n. [See Bablah.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. A. Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.
In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul blooms. Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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