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.
meristem
(noun) undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
Source: WordNet® 3.1
meristem (plural meristems)
(botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.
• mimester, mismeter, stemmier
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"i*stem, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
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.