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.
SUBKINGDOM
subkingdom
(noun) (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subkingdom (plural subkingdoms)
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.
Synonyms
• (taxonomy): subregnum
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*king"dom, n.
Definition: One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoölogy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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