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.
AUXIN
auxin
(noun) a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
auxin (countable and uncountable, plural auxins)
(botany) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.
Source: Wiktionary
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