Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EPINASTIC
Etymology
Adjective
epinastic
of, or relating to epinasty
Anagrams
• ancipites, antiepics
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*nas"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: A term applied to that phase of vegetable growth in which an organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under surface. See Hyponastic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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