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.
CORYMBOSE
corymbose
(adjective) resembling a corymb
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
corymbose (comparative more corymbose, superlative most corymbose)
(botany) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*rym"bose (k-rm"bs or kr"m-bs`), a. (Bot.)
Definition: Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. [Written also corymbous.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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