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.
PINETUM
pinetum
(noun) an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pinetum (plural pineta or pinetums)
An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers
Anagrams
• Pentium, numptie
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*ne"tum, n. Etym: [L., a pine grove.]
Definition: A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MEGALITH
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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