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.
BLASTOGENESIS
blastogenesis
(noun) theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
blastogenesis
(noun) asexual reproduction by budding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
blastogenesis (uncountable)
(biology) Reproduction via budding.
(biology) The transformation of small lymphocytes into larger, undifferentiated cells that undergo mitosis.
Source: Wiktionary
Blas`to*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. sprout + E. genesis.] (Biol.)
Definition: Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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