Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MONOSTICHOUS
Etymology
Adjective
monostichous (not comparable)
(botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nos"ti*chous, a. Etym: [See Monostich.] (Bot.)
Definition: Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 January 2025
SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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