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.
AVENACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
avenaceous (comparative more avenaceous, superlative most avenaceous)
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
Source: Wiktionary
Av`e*na"ceous, a. Etym: [L. avenaceus, fr. avena oats.]
Definition: Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENEMA
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
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