Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
lyrate
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lyrate (comparative more lyrate, superlative most lyrate)
Shaped like a lyre.
(botany, of leaves) Having a large terminal lobe and smaller rounded lobes toward its base.
• Ratley, Tayler, elytra, raylet, realty, telary
Source: Wiktionary
Ly"rate, Ly"ra*ted, a. Etym: [NL. lyratus. See Lyre.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock, or that of the lyre bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.