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.
VAGINULAE
Noun
vaginulae
plural of vaginula
Source: Wiktionary
VAGINULA
Va*gin"u*la, n. Etym: [L., dim. of vagina sheath.] (Bot.) (a) A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses. (b) One of the tubular florets in composite flowers. Henslow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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