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.
QUADRIFARIOUS
Etymology
Adjective
quadrifarious (not comparable)
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
Synonyms
• (arranged in four rows or ranks): tetrastichous
Source: Wiktionary
Quad`ri*fa"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. quadrifarius fourfold, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrifarié. Cf. Multifarious.]
Definition: Arranged in four rows or ranks; as, quadrifarious leaves. Loudon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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