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.
CROSSWORTS
Noun
crossworts
plural of crosswort
Source: Wiktionary
CROSSWORT
Cross"wort` (-wrt`), n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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