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.
MENTUM
mentum
(noun) a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
chin, mentum
(noun) the protruding part of the lower jaw
mentum
(noun) a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mentum (plural menta)
(anatomy) The chin.
(malacology) A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
(zoology) The central part of the labium in insects.
(botany) A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.
Anagrams
• nummet
Source: Wiktionary
Men"tum, n. Etym: [L., chin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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