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.
CORALLOID
Etymology
Adjective
coralloid (not comparable)
Having the shape or form of coral.
Synonyms
• coralloidal
Noun
coralloid (plural coralloids)
A small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves.
Synonyms
• cave popcorn
Hypernyms
• speleothem
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"al*loid, a. Etym: [L. corallum coral + -oid: cf. F. coralloïde.]
Definition: Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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