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.
ANNULATE
annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped
(adjective) shaped like a ring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
annulate (comparative more annulate, superlative most annulate)
Having an annular form or shape.
(botany) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.
(mycology) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.
Noun
annulate (plural annulates)
(zoology) One of the Annulata.
Source: Wiktionary
An"nu*late, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Annulata.
An"nu*late, An"nu*la`ted a. Etym: [L. annulatus.]
1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Annulata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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