Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Ru"bi*a*cin, n. Etym: [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Chem)
Definition: A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.