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.
EMBOSK
Etymology
Verb
embosk (third-person singular simple present embosks, present participle embosking, simple past and past participle embosked)
to hide or conceal in leaves
Source: Wiktionary
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QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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