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.
FROND
frond
(noun) compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frond (plural fronds)
(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf.
Anagrams
• fnord
Source: Wiktionary
Frond, n. Etym: [L. frons, frondis, a leafy branch, foliage.] (Bot.)
Definition: The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructification; as, the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed; also, the peculiar leaf of a palm tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRADUAL
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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