Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SEMINA
SEMEN
Se"men, n.; pl. Semina. Etym: [L., from the root of serere, satum, to sow. See Sow to scatter seed.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The seed of plants.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. Semen contra, or Semen cinæ or cynæ, a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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