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.
GERANINE
Ge*ra"ni*ine, Ger"a*nine, n. Etym: [See Geranium.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A valuable astringet obtained from the root of the Geranium maculatum or crane's-bill.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor. [Written also geranium.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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