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.
DEFOLIANT
defoliant
(noun) a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
defoliant (plural defoliants)
An agent used to defoliate plants.
Anagrams
• deflation
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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