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.
ARTEMIA
Artemia, genus Artemia, Chirocephalus, genus Chirocephalus
(noun) fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ar*te"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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