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.
OLUSATRUM
O*lu"sa*trum, n. Etym: [L. holusatrum, olusatrum; olus garden herb + ater black.] (Bot.)
Definition: An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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