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.
MAYWEED
mayweed, dog fennel, stinking mayweed, stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula
(noun) widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mayweed (plural mayweeds)
stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula.
corn chamomile, field chamomile, Anthemis arvensis.
Plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
A mayflower.
Source: Wiktionary
May"weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant (Anthemis Cotula), having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States. (b) The feverfew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHATTEL
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