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.
FROGBIT
frogbit, frog's-bit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
(noun) European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frogbit (plural frogbits)
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers, that floats on still water and propagates itself by runners.
An American plant, Limnobium spongia, with similar propagation.
A South American plant, Limnobium laevigatum.
Source: Wiktionary
Frog"bit`, n. (Bot.) (a) A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-ranæ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white flowers. (b) An American plant (Limnobium Spongia), with similar habits.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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