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.
PERIGYNOUS
Adjective
perigynous (not comparable)
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*rig"y*nous, a. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on the calyx; -- said of flower such as that of the cherry or peach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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