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.
HEARTLEAF
heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum virginicum
(noun) evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii
(noun) wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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CURE
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
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