Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EYEBRIGHT
Etymology
Noun
eyebright (countable and uncountable, plural eyebrights)
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms
• euphrasy
Source: Wiktionary
Eye"bright`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A small annual plant (Euphrasia officinalis), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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