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.
XANTHOXYLUM
Xan*thox"y*lum, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.
Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is Xanthoxylum Americanum. See Prickly ash, under Prickly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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