Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
reniform, kidney-shaped
(adjective) (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reniform (not comparable)
Shaped like a kidney; having a circular or roughly circular shape with a notch.
(medicine) That has the shape or profile of a kidney.
(botany, of various anatomical structures) Shaped like a kidney: in leaves, having the petiole attached at the notch; in seeds or spores, shaped generally like a kidney bean.
(zoology, of various anatomical structures) Shaped more or less like a human kidney in any of various ways, such as outline or contour, for example in the pupils of some species' eyes, the compound eyes of some insects, or the shapes of some bones or nodules.
• kidney-shaped
• informer, reinform
Source: Wiktionary
Ren"i*form (rn"-frm; 277), a. Etym: [L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F. réniforme.]
Definition: Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.