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.
HELLEBORES
Noun
hellebores
plural of hellebore
Source: Wiktionary
HELLEBORE
Hel"le*bore, n. Etym: [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. hellébore, ellébore.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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