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.
SILIQUIFORM
Sil"i*qui*form, a. Etym: [Silique + -form: cf. F. siliquiforme.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having the form of a silique.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RELEGATION
(noun) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; “he has been relegated to a post in Siberia”
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