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.
HYBRIDS
Noun
hybrids
plural of hybrid
Source: Wiktionary
HYBRID
Hy"brid, n. Etym: [L. hybrida, hibrida, prob. allied to Gr. over: cf. F. hybride.] (Biol.)
Definition: The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.
Hy"brid, a.
Definition: Produced from the mixture of two species; as, plants of hybrid nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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