In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ALLANTOID
allantoid, sausage-shaped
(adjective) shaped like a sausage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
allantoid (comparative more allantoid, superlative most allantoid)
(mycology) Sausage-shaped. Often used to describe spores that are long with rounded ends.
Noun
allantoid (plural allantoids)
An allantois.
Anagrams
• talonidal
Source: Wiktionary
Al*lan"toid, Al`lan*toid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the allantois.
Al*lan"to*is, Al*lan"toid, } n.. (Anat.)
Definition: A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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