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.
CARPELLARY
carpellary
(adjective) belonging to or forming or containing carpels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
carpellary (not comparable)
(botany) Of or pertaining to carpels
Source: Wiktionary
Car"pel*la"ry, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.
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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