Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
GENTISIN
Gen"ti*sin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; -- called also gentianin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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