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.
LIANA
liana
(noun) a woody climbing usually tropical plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
liana (plural lianas)
(botany) A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
Anagrams
• Al Ain, Alani, Alina, IANAL, Lanai, lanai
Proper noun
Liana
A female given name from Latin, derived from Juliana or Eliana
Anagrams
• Al Ain, Alani, Alina, IANAL, Lanai, lanai
Source: Wiktionary
Li*ane", Li*a"na, n. Etym: [F. liane; prob. akin to lien a band, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Lien, n. ] (Bot.)
Definition: A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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