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.
OCELLUS
eyespot, ocellus
(noun) an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ocellus (plural ocelli)
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.
Anagrams
• Cuellos, locules
Source: Wiktionary
O*cel"lus, n.; pl. Ocelli. Etym: [L., dim. of oculus an eye.] (Zoöl.) (a) A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates. (b) An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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