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.
AMNIOTA
Amniota
(noun) higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Am`ni*o"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Amnion.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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