Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ELIXATE
E*lix"ate, v. t. Etym: [L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes.]
Definition: To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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