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.
NUCELLI
NUCELLUS
nucellus
(noun) central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
nucelli
plural of nucellus
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• unicell
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NUCELLUS
Nu*cel"lus, n.; pl. Nucelli. Etym: [NL., dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.] (Bot.)
Definition: See Nucleus, 3 (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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