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.
GONOCOCCI
GONOCOCCUS
gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(noun) the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
gonococci
plural of gonococcus
Source: Wiktionary
GONOCOCCUS
Gon`o*coc"cus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. coccus.] (Med.)
Definition: A vegetable microörganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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