Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TESTUDINATA
Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines
(noun) tortoises and turtles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Tes*tu`di*na"ta, n. pl. Etym: [Nl. See Testudo.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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