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.
DORSIVENTRAL
Adjective
dorsiventral (not comparable)
Alternative form of dorsoventral
Source: Wiktionary
Dor`si*ven"tral, a. Etym: [Dorsum + ventral.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: See Dorsoventral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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