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.
DIDELPHOUS
Adjective
didelphous (not comparable)
synonym of didelphic
Source: Wiktionary
Di*del"phous, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Didelphic.
Di*del"phous, n. Etym: [NL. See Didelphia.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix. Cuvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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