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.
MACLEAYA
Macleaya, genus Macleaya
(noun) a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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