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.
CLADE
clade
(noun) a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clade (plural clades)
(systematics) A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
(genetics) A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.
Verb
clade (third-person singular simple present clades, present participle clading, simple past and past participle claded)
To be part of a clade; to form a clade.
Anagrams
• Cadle, E.D. Cal., cadel, decal, laced
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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