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.
FLEAWORT
fleawort, psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium
(noun) plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fleawort (plural fleaworts)
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas
Anagrams
• flowrate
Source: Wiktionary
Flea"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds. Loudon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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