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.
QUINQUENERVED
Quin"que*nerved`, a. Etym: [Quinque- + nerve.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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