Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PITUITARIES
Noun
pituitaries
plural of pituitary
Source: Wiktionary
PITUITARY
Pi*tu"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf. F. pituitarie.] (Anat.) (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. (b) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. Pituitary body or gland (Anat.), a glandlike body of unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the hypophysis.
– Pituitary fossa (Anat.), the ephippium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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