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.
RHIZOPHORA
Rhizophora, genus Rhizophora
(noun) type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Rhi*zoph"o*ra, n. Etym: [NL. See Rhizophorous.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees including the mangrove. See Mangrove.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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