Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
STAVESACRES
Noun
stavesacres
plural of stavesacre
Source: Wiktionary
STAVESACRE
Staves"a`cre, n. Etym: [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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