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.
PULU
Etymology
Noun
pulu (uncountable)
A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pu"lu, n.
Definition: A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly C. Menziesii; -- used for stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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