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.
MORULAE
MORULA
morula
(noun) a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
morulae
plural of morula
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Source: Wiktionary
MORULA
Mor"u*la, n.; pl. Morulæ. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. morum a mulberry.] (Biol.)
Definition: The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere, and blastosphere. See Segmentation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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