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.
CUSPIDATED
cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated
(adjective) having cusps or points
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
cuspidated (comparative more cuspidated, superlative most cuspidated)
Alternative form of cuspidate
Source: Wiktionary
Cus"pi*date (ks"p-dt), Cus"pi*da`ted (-d`td), a. Etym: [L. cuspidatus, p.p. of cuspidare to make pointed, fr. cuspis. See Cusp.]
Definition: Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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