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.
EPACRISES
Noun
epacrises
plural of epacris
Source: Wiktionary
EPACRIS
Ep"a*cris, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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