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.
SPIRAEAS
Noun
spiraeas
plural of spiraea
Source: Wiktionary
SPIRAEA
Spi*ræ"a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of shrubs or perennial herbs including the meadowsweet and the hardhack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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