Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PAPULAS
PAPULA
Pap"u*la, n.; pl. Papulæ. Etym: [L.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. Quain.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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