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.
RETUSE
Adjective
retuse (comparative more retuse, superlative most retuse)
(botany, of a leaf) Having a rounded apex with small central notch
Anagrams
• Sûreté, esture, useter
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tuse", a. Etym: [L. retusus, p. p. : cf. F. rétus. See Retund.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, a retuse leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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