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.
SUBMENTUM
Etymology
Noun
submentum (plural submenta)
(zoology) The basal part of the labium of insects, which bears the mentum.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*men"tum, n.; pl. Submenta. Etym: [NL. See Sub-, and Mentum.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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