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.
PTERIDOPHYTIC
Etymology
Adjective
pteridophytic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the ferns of the division Pteridophyta.
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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