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.
SERTULARIANS
Noun
sertularians
plural of sertularian
Source: Wiktionary
SERTULARIAN
Ser`tu*la"ri*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidæ, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecæ. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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