Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
RETINOPHORA
Ret`i*noph"o*ra, n.; pl. Retiniphoræ. Etym: [NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrillæ. See Illust. under Ommatidium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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