Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Hæm`a*tox"y*lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.