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.
ANTRORSE
antrorse
(adjective) bent or curved forward or upward; “a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antrorse (comparative more antrorse, superlative most antrorse)
(biology) curved forward and upward
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Source: Wiktionary
An*trorse", a. Etym: [From L. ante + versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of re.] (Bot.)
Definition: Forward or upward in direction. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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