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.
padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus
(noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
padauk (usually uncountable, plural padauks)
Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus.
The valuable timber of these trees.
• (timber): mukwa, narra
• paduka
Source: Wiktionary
29 March 2024
(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; “a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”
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.