Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHIASMATA
CHIASMA
chiasma, chiasm, decussation
(noun) an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
chiasmata
plural of chiasma
Source: Wiktionary
CHIASMA
Chi"asm, Chi*as"ma, n. Etym: [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves.
– Chi*as"mal (, a..
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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