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.
MESODERM
mesoderm, mesoblast
(noun) the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mesoderm (plural mesoderms)
(embryology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through embryonic development, it will produce many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and circulatory system.
Coordinate terms
• ectoderm
• endoderm
Source: Wiktionary
Mes"o*derm, n. Etym: [Meso- + Gr. (Biol.) (a) The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm. (b) The middle body layer in some invertebrates. (c) The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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