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.
AXOID
Adjective
axoid (not comparable)
Relating to an axe
(anatomy, maths) Relating to an axis
Noun
axoid (plural axoids)
(maths) A helix surrounding an axis
(anatomy) axis (bone)
Source: Wiktionary
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