Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ALGOID
algoid
(adjective) of or resembling algae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
algoid (comparative more algoid, superlative most algoid)
Resembling, or characteristic of algae
Anagrams
• Goliad, dialog
Source: Wiktionary
Al"goid, a. Etym: [L. alga + -oid.]
Definition: Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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