Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MEGALOCYTE
megalocyte, macrocyte
(noun) abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Meg"a*lo*cyte, n. Etym: [Megalo- + Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anæmia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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