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.
CHERVIL
chervil
(noun) fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach
chervil, beaked parsley, Anthriscus cereifolium
(noun) aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chervil (countable and uncountable, plural chervils)
(countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
(uncountable) leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.
Synonyms
• (plant): garden chervil, French parsley
• (leaves of herb): gourmet's parsley
Anagrams
• chilver
Source: Wiktionary
Cher"vil, n. Etym: [AS. cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium, chaerephyllum, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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