Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TURRILITE
Tur"ri*lite, n. Etym: [L. turris tower + Gr. turrilite.] (Paleon.)
Definition: Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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