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.
ANDROGYNE
hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene person
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
androgyne (plural androgynes)
A person who is androgynous. [from mid-16th century]
An androgynous plant.
Source: Wiktionary
An"dro*gyne, n.
1. An hermaphrodite.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An androgynous plant. Whewell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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