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.
GRASSY
grassy
(adjective) abounding in grass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
grassy (comparative grassier, superlative grassiest)
Covered with grass.
Resembling grass.
Source: Wiktionary
Grass"y a.
1. Covered with grass; abounding with grass; as, a grassy lawn. Spenser.
2. Resembling grass; green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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