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.
AMYGDALACEAE
Amygdalaceae, family Amygdalaceae
(noun) used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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