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.
CIRCUMSCISSILE
Etymology
Adjective
circumscissile (not comparable)
(botany) Describing any seed-vessel that splits along a circumference, with the upper part coming off as a lid.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*scis"sile, a. Etym: [Pref. circum- + scissle.] (Bot.)
Definition: Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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