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.
PULVILLI
Noun
pulvilli
plural of pulvillus
Source: Wiktionary
PULVILLUS
Pul*vil"lus, n.; pl. Pulvilli. Etym: [L., a little cushion.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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