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.
SERICULTURE
sericulture
(noun) the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
sericulture
(noun) raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sericulture (usually uncountable, plural sericultures)
(agriculture) The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. [from early 19th c.]
Synonym: sericiculture
Source: Wiktionary
Ser"i*cul`ture, n. Etym: [See Sericeous, and Culture.]
Definition: The raising of silkworms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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