Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PAPILLAE
PAPILLA
papilla
(noun) a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
papilla
(noun) a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; “the papillae of the tongue”
papilla
(noun) (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
papillae
plural of papilla
Source: Wiktionary
PAPILLA
Pa*pil"la, n.; pl. Papillæ. Etym: [L., a nipple, pimple.]
Definition: Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillæ of the tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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