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.
GENETICS
genetics, genetic science
(noun) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
genetics (uncountable)
(biology, genetics) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
(biology, genetics) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
Synonym: genes
Source: Wiktionary
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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