Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SARCOMA
sarcoma
(noun) a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sarcoma (plural sarcomas or sarcomata)
(oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
Anagrams
• Marasco, Mascaro
Source: Wiktionary
Sar*co"ma, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E. sarcomas. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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