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.
TUBEROUS
tuberous
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a tuber; “a tuberous root”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tuberous (not comparable)
Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers
Relating to tuberosities
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Tu"ber*ous, a. Etym: [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tubéreux. See Tuber, and cf. also Tuberose.]
1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber.
– Tu"ber*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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