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.
PERITRICHOUS
peritrichous
(adjective) covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
peritrichous (comparative more peritrichous, superlative most peritrichous)
(biology) Having flagella around the body or around the mouth
Source: Wiktionary
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