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.
ROCKERY
Etymology
Noun
rockery (plural rockeries)
A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.
A natural area where many seals breed.
Synonyms
• (section of garden): rock garden
Anagrams
• Corkery
Source: Wiktionary
Rock"er*y, n. (Gardening)
Definition: A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set with plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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