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.
PUNCTATE
Etymology
Adjective
punctate (comparative more punctate, superlative most punctate)
(anatomy) Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
Synonym: punctated
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Pointed; ending in a point or points.
Noun
punctate (plural punctates)
A puncture.
Source: Wiktionary
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