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.
LYMPHOMA
lymphoma
(noun) a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lymphoma (plural lymphomata or lymphomas)
(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
Source: Wiktionary
Lym*pho"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Lymph, and -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; -- called also lymphadenoma. Malignant lymphoma, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts of the body of new growths resembling lymphatic glands in structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
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