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.
VIRESCENT
Etymology
Adjective
virescent (comparative more virescent, superlative most virescent)
Green-like, greenish.
Becoming green.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*res"cent, a. Etym: [L. virescens, p. pr. of virescere to grow green, verb incho. fr. virere to be green.]
Definition: Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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