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.
PROPOLIS
Etymology
Noun
propolis (uncountable)
An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.
Synonyms
• bee glue
• sour honey
Source: Wiktionary
Pro"po*lis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: Same as Bee glue, under Bee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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