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.
EBRACTEATE
ebracteate
(adjective) without bracts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ebracteate (not comparable)
(botany) Having no bracts.
Source: Wiktionary
E*brac"te*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. e- + bracteate.] (Bot.)
Definition: Without bracts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INDWELLING
(adjective) existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; “an indwelling divinity”; “an indwelling goodness”
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