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.
URTICA
Urtica, genus Urtica
(noun) a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ur*ti"ca, n. Etym: [L., a nettle.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants including the common nettles. See Nettle, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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