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.
OPHIOMORPHOUS
Etymology
Adjective
ophiomorphous (comparative more ophiomorphous, superlative most ophiomorphous)
Having the form of a snake.
Source: Wiktionary
O`phi*o*mor"phous, a. Etym: [Gr. -morphous.]
Definition: Having the form of a serpent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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