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.
CHINAROOT
Etymology
Noun
chinaroot (countable and uncountable, plural chinaroots)
Smilax glabra, a plant used in Chinese herbology.
Source: Wiktionary
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