Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
NUCELLUS
nucellus
(noun) central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nucellus (plural nucelli)
(botany) The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu*cel"lus, n.; pl. Nucelli. Etym: [NL., dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.] (Bot.)
Definition: See Nucleus, 3 (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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