Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
IMMARCESCIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
immarcescible (comparative more immarcescible, superlative most immarcescible)
(rare) Permanent, enduring; that does not perish.
Antonyms
• marcescible
Source: Wiktionary
Im`mar*ces"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. immarcescibilis; pref. im- not + marcescere to fade: cf. F. immarcescible.]
Definition: Unfading; lasting. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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