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.
AUCUBA
Aucuba, genus Aucuba
(noun) hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
aucuba (plural aucubas)
Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
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