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.
CHICORIES
Noun
chicories
plural of chicory
Anagrams
• hiccories
Source: Wiktionary
CHICORY
Chic"o*ry, n. Etym: [F. chicorée, earlier also cichorée, L. cichorium, fr. Gr. , , Cf. Succory.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See Endive.
2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffe.
Chi"co*ry, n.
Definition: See Chiccory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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