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.
ICOSANDROUS
I`co*san"dri*an, I`co*san"drous, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Pertaining to the class Icosandria; having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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