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.
MOONSEED
moonseed
(noun) plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
moonseed (plural moonseeds)
A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
Anagrams
• endosome
Source: Wiktionary
Moon"seed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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