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.
PECANS
Noun
pecans
plural of pecan
Anagrams
• Capens, NEACPs, anceps, n space, n-space, pances
Source: Wiktionary
PECAN
Pe*can", n. Etym: [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.)
Definition: A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well- flavored meat. [Written also pacane.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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