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.
DIAPHYSES
DIAPHYSIS
diaphysis, shaft
(noun) the main (mid) section of a long bone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
diaphyses
plural of diaphysis
Source: Wiktionary
DIAPHYSIS
Di*aph"y*sis, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first ossified.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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