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.
HILI
HILUS
hilus, hilum
(noun) (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; “the hilus of the kidney”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hili
plural of hilus
Source: Wiktionary
HILUS
Hi"lus, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)
Definition: Same as Hilum, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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