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.
PRUNUS
Prunus, genus Prunus
(noun) a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prunus (uncountable)
(ceramics) A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.
Anagrams
• nupurs, run ups, run-ups, runs up, runups, upruns
Source: Wiktionary
Pru"nus, n. Etym: [L., a plum tree.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening.
Note: Originally, this genus was limited to the plums, then, by Linnæus, was made to include the cherries and the apricot. Later botanists separated these into several genera, as Prunus, Cerasus, and Armeniaca, but now, by Bentham and Hooker, the plums, cherries, cherry laurels, peach, almond, and nectarine are all placed in Prunus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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