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.
PARSNIPS
Noun
parsnips
plural of parsnip
Source: Wiktionary
PARSNIP
Pars"nip, n. Etym: [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.)
Definition: The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
– Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
– Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
– Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of which are poisonous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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