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.
MELASTOMACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
melastomaceous (not comparable)
(botany) Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type.
Source: Wiktionary
Mel`a*sto*ma"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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