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.
BROMEGRASS
brome, bromegrass
(noun) any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bromegrass (countable and uncountable, plural bromegrasses)
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
Synonyms
• brome
Source: Wiktionary
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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