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.
BERSEEM
Etymology
Noun
berseem (countable and uncountable, plural berseems)
Egyptian clover
Anagrams
• Beemers, Embrees, beemers
Source: Wiktionary
Ber*seem", n. [Ar. bershim clover.]
Definition: An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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