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.
PROGLOTTIDES
Noun
proglottides
plural of proglottis
Source: Wiktionary
PROGLOTTIS
Pro*glot"tis, n.; pl. Proglottides. Etym: [NL. fr. Gr. (Zoöl)
Definition: One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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