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.
TAGETES
Etymology 1
Noun
tagetes (plural tagetes)
Any plant of the marigold (Tagetes) family.
Synonyms
• tagete
Etymology 2
Noun
tagetes
plural of tagete
Anagrams
• gestate
Source: Wiktionary
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21 January 2025
TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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