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.
BRYOLOGY
Etymology
Noun
bryology (uncountable)
(botany) The study of bryophytes (non-vascular plants including mosses and liverworts).
Source: Wiktionary
Bry*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Definition: That part of botany which relates to mosses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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