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.
MOXAS
Noun
moxas
plural of moxa
Anagrams
• Axsom
Source: Wiktionary
MOXA
Mox"a, n. Etym: [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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