Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HYPODERMAS
HYPODERMA
Hyp`o*der"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Hypo, and derma.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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