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.
canellas
plural of canella
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*nel"la, n. Etym: [LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See Cane.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies.
Note: The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 November 2024
(noun) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; “she got a reputation as a frump”; “she’s a real dog”
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.