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.
EUTERPE
Euterpe
(noun) (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
Euterpe, genus Euterpe
(noun) a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Eu*ter"pe. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: The Muse who presided over music.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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