Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CALCARATED
Cal"ca*rate, Cal"ca*ra`ted, a. Etym: [LL. calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Armed with a spur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
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