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.
MILLWHEEL
millwheel, mill wheel
(noun) water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
millwheel (plural millwheels)
A water wheel used to power a watermill.
Source: Wiktionary
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IDESIA
(noun) deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries
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