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.
NONNATIVE
nonnative
(adjective) of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing
nonnative, foreign-born
(adjective) of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; “our large nonnative population”
nonnative
(adjective) not being or composed of aborigines; “the nonnative population of South Africa”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nonnative (not comparable)
Not native
Noun
nonnative (plural nonnatives)
Someone who is not a native
Source: Wiktionary
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