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.
MAGUEYS
Noun
magueys
plural of maguey
Source: Wiktionary
MAGUEY
Mag"uey, n. Etym: [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.)
Definition: The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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