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.
HYOSCYAMUSES
Noun
hyoscyamuses
plural of hyoscyamus
Source: Wiktionary
HYOSCYAMUS
Hy`os*cy"a*mus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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