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.
APTEROUS
apterous, apteral
(adjective) (of insects) without wings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apterous (not comparable)
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"ter*ous, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to atate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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