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.
ENDIVE
endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia
(noun) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
endive (countable and uncountable, plural endives)
A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
Hyponyms
• (Cichorium endivia): curly endive, escarole, frisĂ©e lettuce, frisĂ©e; broad-leaved endive
Anagrams
• Devine, devein, envied, veined
Source: Wiktionary
En"dive, n. Etym: [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.)
Definition: A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. Wild endive (Bot.), chicory or succory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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