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.
GROSSULARS
Noun
grossulars
plural of grossular
Source: Wiktionary
GROSSULAR
Gros"su*lar, a. Etym: [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F. groseille. See Gooseberry.]
Definition: Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.
Gros"su*lar, n. Etym: [See Grossular, a.] (Min.)
Definition: A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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