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.
HOMOTYPY
Etymology
Noun
homotypy (uncountable)
(biology, dated) serial homology
Source: Wiktionary
Ho"mo*ty`py, n. Etym: [See Homotype.] (Biol.)
Definition: A term suggested by Haeckel to be instead of serial homology. See Homotype.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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