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.
BEBEERUS
Noun
bebeerus
plural of bebeeru
Source: Wiktionary
BEBEERU
Be*bee"ru, n. [Written also bibiru.] [Native name.] (Bot.)
Definition: A tropical South American tree (Nectandra Rodioi), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as green heart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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