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.
LITHOCYST
Etymology
Noun
lithocyst (plural lithocysts)
(zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
Anagrams
• cystolith
Source: Wiktionary
Lith"o*cyst, n. Etym: [Litho- + cyst.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths). They are found in many Medusæ, and other invertebrates, and are supposed to be auditory organs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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