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.
PETALOUS
petalous, petaled, petalled
(adjective) (of flowers) having petals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
petalous (comparative more petalous, superlative most petalous)
Having petals.
Antonyms
• petalless
Anagrams
• outleaps
Source: Wiktionary
Pet"al*ous, a.
Definition: Having petals; petaled; -- opposed to Ant: apetalous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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