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.
CRENATE
crenate, crenated, scalloped
(adjective) having a margin with rounded scallops
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
crenate (comparative more crenate, superlative most crenate)
(botany) Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
Noun
crenate (plural crenates)
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of crenic acid
Anagrams
• centare, enacter, re-enact, reenact, reĂ«nact, trecena
Source: Wiktionary
Cre"nate (krnt), Cre"na*ted (kr"n-td), a. Etym: [L. crena notch. See Cranny.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or scallops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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