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.
JEWBUSH
Jewbush, Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides
(noun) low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Jew"bush`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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