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.
DORONICUM
Doronicum, genus Doronicum
(noun) genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard’s bane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
doronicum (plural doronicums)
Any of several plants of the genus Doronicum, including some called leopardsbane.
Source: Wiktionary
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