Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
VIRESCENT
Etymology
Adjective
virescent (comparative more virescent, superlative most virescent)
Green-like, greenish.
Becoming green.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*res"cent, a. Etym: [L. virescens, p. pr. of virescere to grow green, verb incho. fr. virere to be green.]
Definition: Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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