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.
TROPHIC
trophic
(adjective) of or relating to nutrition; “a trophic level on the food chain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
trophic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to nutrition.
(ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
(physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.
Usage notes
In physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding tropic – the words and concepts are unrelated.
Source: Wiktionary
Troph"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Trophi.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence on nutrition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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