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.
MADREPORARIA
Madreporaria, order Madreporaria
(noun) stony corals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Madrepore.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa.
– Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an, a. & n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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