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.
ROMAINE
cos, cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettuce
(noun) lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
romaine (plural romaines)
Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head.
Synonyms
• (type of lettuce): Romaine lettuce, Cos lettuce, Cos
Anagrams
• moanier, moraine
Source: Wiktionary
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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