Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba
(noun) Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dittany (countable and uncountable, plural dittanies)
A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
(US) A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern US, Cunila origanoides
• (Dictamnus albus): fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
Source: Wiktionary
Dit"ta*ny, n. Etym: [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete. (b) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus. (c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.