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.
NIDI
NIDUS
nidus
(noun) a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
focus, focal point, nidus
(noun) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; “the focus of infection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
nidi
plural of nidus
Anagrams
• Dini, IInd
Source: Wiktionary
NIDUS
Ni"dus, n.; pl. nidi. Etym: [L. See Nidi, Nest.]
Definition: A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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