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.
ARBORETA
ARBORETUM
arboretum, botanical garden
(noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
arboreta
plural of arboretum
Source: Wiktionary
ARBORETUM
Ar`bo*re"tum, n.; pl. Arboreta. Etym: [L., a place grown with trees.]
Definition: A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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