Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SARTORII
SARTORIUS
sartorius, sartorius muscle, musculus sartorius
(noun) a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sartorii
plural of sartorius
Source: Wiktionary
SARTORIUS
Sar*to"ri*us, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher, tailor, fr. sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend.] (Anat.)
Definition: A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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