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.
BRACHIATES
Verb
brachiates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brachiate
Source: Wiktionary
BRACHIATE
Brach"i*ate, a. Etym: [L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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