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.
DENDRITE
dendrite
(noun) short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dendrite (plural dendrites)
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
(cytology) Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.
(crystallography, metallurgy) Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes
A hermit who lived in a tree
Anagrams
• dirtened, tindered
Source: Wiktionary
Den"drite, n. Etym: [Gr. dendrite.] (Min.)
Definition: A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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