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.
LAMELLAE
LAMELLA
lamella
(noun) thin plate
lamella
(noun) a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
gill, lamella
(noun) any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
lamellae
plural of lamella
Source: Wiktionary
LAMELLA
La*mel"la, n.; pl. L. Lamellæ, E. Lamellas. Etym: [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.]
Definition: a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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