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.
GUNNERA
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
gunnera (plural gunneras)
Any of several plants, of the genus Gunnera, that have very large leaves and small, reddish drupes
Source: Wiktionary
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QUANDONG
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