Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FERGUSONITE
fergusonite
(noun) a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Fer"gu*son*ite, n. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo- niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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