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.
EDENTAL
edental, edentate, edentulate
(adjective) having few if any teeth; “anteaters are edentate animals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
edental (not comparable)
(zoology, obsolete) synonym of edentate
Noun
edental (plural edentals)
(zoology, obsolete) synonym of edentate
Anagrams
• al dente, latened
Source: Wiktionary
E*den"tal, a.
Definition: See Edentate, a.
– n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Edentata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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