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.
LOPHOBRANCHIATE
Adjective
lophobranchiate (not comparable)
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
Source: Wiktionary
Loph`o*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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