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.
APHTHAE
Noun
aphthae
plural of aphtha
Source: Wiktionary
Aph"thæ, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.
APHTHA
Aph"tha, n. Etym: [Sing. of Aphthæ.] (Med.) (a) One of the whitish specks called aphthæ. (b) The disease, also called thrush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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