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.
RHAMNUSES
Noun
rhamnuses
plural of rhamnus
Source: Wiktionary
RHAMNUS
Rham"nus, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. rhamnos.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purchianus and the European R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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