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.
XERISCAPE
Etymology
Noun
xeriscape (plural xeriscapes)
A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation. [from 1980s]
Verb
xeriscape (third-person singular simple present xeriscapes, present participle xeriscaping, simple past and past participle xeriscaped)
To landscape in a water-friendly manner.
Source: Wiktionary
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