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.
OREOPTERIS
Oreopteris, genus Oreopteris
(noun) 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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