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.
PHALLI
PHALLUS
penis, phallus, member
(noun) the male sex organ (‘member’ is a euphemism)
Phallus, genus Phallus
(noun) genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
phalli
plural of phallus
Source: Wiktionary
PHALLUS
Phal"lus, n.; pl. Phalli (. Etym: [L., a phallus (in sense 1), Gr.
1. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
24 February 2025
ANOMALY
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Coffee Trivia
