Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
POLYPLOID
polyploid
(adjective) of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; “a polyploid cell”; “a polyploid species”
polyploid
(noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
polyploid (not comparable)
(genetics) Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
Noun
polyploid (plural polyploids)
(biology) A cell that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes.
(biology) An organism whose cells have more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes.
Source: Wiktionary
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CRISP
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
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