Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EPICARDIUM
epicardium, visceral pericardium
(noun) the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epicardium (plural epicardia)
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*car"di*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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