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.
PHENOCRYST
Noun
phenocryst (plural phenocrysts)
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
Synonyms
• phenocrystal
Source: Wiktionary
Phe"no*cryst, n. [Gr. to appear + crystal.] (Geol.)
Definition: One of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HISTOLOGICALLY
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
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