Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ODONTOPHORES
Noun
odontophores
plural of odontophore
Source: Wiktionary
ODONTOPHORE
O*don"to*phore, n. Etym: [Odonto- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone. See Radula.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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