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.
BELLWORT
bellwort, merry bells, wild oats
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bellwort (usually uncountable, plural bellworts)
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Plants in the Campanulaceae family.
Synonyms
• (Uvularia): bellflower, merrybell
Source: Wiktionary
Bell"wort", n. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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