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.
SPATHIPHYLLUM
spathiphyllum, peace lily, spathe flower
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
spathiphyllum (plural spathiphyllums)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum.
Synonyms: peace lily, spath (informal)
Source: Wiktionary
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