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.
endocarps
plural of endocarp
Source: Wiktionary
En"do*carp, n. Etym: [Endo- + Gr. endocarpe.] (Bot.)
Definition: The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2024
(adjective) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; “early morning”; “an early warning”; “early diagnosis”; “an early death”; “took early retirement”; “an early spring”; “early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties”
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.