Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FLOWERFENCE
Flow"er-fence`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, or Cæsalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers;
– so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies. Baird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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