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.
Cucumis, genus Cucumis
(noun) cucumbers; muskmelons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cu"cu*mis (kk--ms), n. Etym: [L., cucumber.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and same kinds of gourds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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.