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.
MAHUANG
mahuang, Ephedra sinica
(noun) Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mahuang (uncountable)
ephedra, when used in traditional Chinese medicine
Anagrams
• Maughan
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TAD
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
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