Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
NODOSE
Etymology
Adjective
nodose (comparative more nodose, superlative most nodose)
Knot-like; swollen
Anagrams
• noosed, nosode, odeons
Source: Wiktionary
No*dose", a. Etym: [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]
1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antennæ of certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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