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.
TRIGONAL
rhombohedral, trigonal
(adjective) having threefold symmetry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
trigonal (comparative more trigonal, superlative most trigonal)
Triangular.
(crystallography) Of or pertaining to a crystal system with three equal and equally inclined but not perpendicular axes.
(anatomy) Relating to the trigone
Source: Wiktionary
Trig"o*nal, a.
Definition: Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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