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.
ZINNIAS
Noun
zinnias
plural of zinnia
Source: Wiktionary
ZINNIA
Zin"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called after Professor Zinn, of Göttingen.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the composite genus Zinnia, Mexican herbs with opposite leaves and large gay-colored blossoms. Zinnia elegans is the commonest species in cultivation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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