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.
HENBIT
henbit, Lamium amplexicaule
(noun) Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
henbit (plural henbits)
Lamium amplexicaule, an annual plant with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
Source: Wiktionary
Hen"bit`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A weed of the genus Lamium (L. amplexicaule) with deeply crenate leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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