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.
MARQUETERIE
marquetry, marqueterie
(noun) inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marqueterie (countable and uncountable, plural marqueteries)
Alternative form of marquetry
Source: Wiktionary
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ODONTOGLOSSUM
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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