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.
HAPLOSTEMONOUS
Etymology
Adjective
haplostemonous (not comparable)
(botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them.
Synonyms
• isostemonous
Antonyms
• diplostemonous
• obhaplostemonous
Source: Wiktionary
Hap`lo*stem"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to the proper number of petals; isostemonous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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