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.
SPARAXIS
Sparaxis, genus Sparaxis
(noun) deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
sparaxis (plural sparaxises)
Any of several deciduous perennial flowering herbs, of the genus Sparaxis, from South Africa
Source: Wiktionary
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ALBUTEROL
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