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.
GREENHOUSE
greenhouse
(adjective) of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; “greenhouse gases”
greenhouse, glasshouse
(noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
greenhouse (plural greenhouses)
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.
(UK military slang, dated) The glass of a plane's cockpit.
(medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.
(climatology) A hot state in global climate.
Synonym: hothouse
Antonym: icehouse
Synonyms
• (building used to grow plants out of season): glasshouse (UK commercial operations), plant-house
Verb
greenhouse (third-person singular simple present greenhouses, present participle greenhousing, simple past and past participle greenhoused)
(transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
(transitive, figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.
Proper noun
Greenhouse (plural Greenhouses)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenhouse is the 23943rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1054 individuals. Greenhouse is most common among White (51.52%) and Black/African American (34.63%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Green"house`, n.
Definition: A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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