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.
CONDYLOMATA
Noun
condylomata
plural of condyloma
Source: Wiktionary
CONDYLOMA
Con`dy*lo"ma, Con"dy*lome, n.; pl. Condylomata or, E. Condylomes. Etym: [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrance.
Note: There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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