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.
ERYNGIUM
Eryngium, genus Eryngium
(noun) large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
eryngium (plural eryngiums)
(botany) Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
Source: Wiktionary
E*ryn"gi*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. eryngion, erynge.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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