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.
FERNY
ferned, ferny
(adjective) abounding in or covered with ferns; “the ferny undergrowth”
fernlike, ferny
(adjective) resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; “the ferny shadows of locust leaves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ferny (comparative fernier, )
Of, or pertaining to ferns.
Resembling or characteristic of a fern, in appearance, smell, etc.
Covered in or filled with ferns; flanked or surrounded by ferns.
Source: Wiktionary
Fern"y, a.
Definition: Abounding in ferns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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