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.
FUNGICIDE
antifungal, antifungal agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic agent
(noun) any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fungicide (countable and uncountable, plural fungicides)
A substance used to kill fungus
Source: Wiktionary
Fun"gi*cide`, n. Etym: [Fungi + -cide, fr. L. caedere to kill.]
Definition: Anything that kills fungi.
– Fun`gi*ci"dal, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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