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.
APICULATE
apiculate
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apiculate (comparative more apiculate, superlative most apiculate)
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
Source: Wiktionary
A*pic"u*late, A*pic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [See Apicular.] (Bot.)
Definition: Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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