Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SPICULAE
Noun
spiculae
plural of spicula
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SPICULA
Spic"u*la, n.; pl. Spiculæ. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. spica a spike, ear.] (Bot.) (a) A little spike; a spikelet. (b) A pointed fleshy appendage.
SPICULUM
Spic"u*lum, n.; pl. Spicula. Etym: [L., a little point.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Spicule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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