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.
GUTTATE
Etymology
Adjective
guttate (comparative more guttate, superlative most guttate)
Shaped like, or resembling drops.
Spotted.
Verb
guttate (third-person singular simple present guttates, present participle guttating, simple past and past participle guttated)
(botany) To exude drops of xylem sap on the edges of leaves.
Source: Wiktionary
Gut"tate, a. Etym: [L. guttatus. Cf. Gutty.]
Definition: Spotted, as if discolored by drops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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