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.
FLORAS
Noun
floras
plural of flora
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Source: Wiktionary
FLORA
Flo"ra, n. Etym: [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: The goddess of flowers and spring.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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