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.
LEPTORRHINE
leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
(adjective) having a long narrow nose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
leptorrhine (not comparable)
(zoology) Having a small nose or a slender snout.
Coordinate terms
• mesorrhine
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PARASITISM
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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