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.
CUCURBIT
cucurbit
(noun) any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cucurbit (plural cucurbits)
Any member of the Cucurbita genus of gourds.
(obsolete) A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.
Source: Wiktionary
Cu*cur"bit Cu*cur"bite (k-kr"bt), n. Etym: [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd.] (Chem.)
Definition: A vessel of flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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