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.
PUTAMEN
putamen
(noun) the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
putamen (plural putamens or putamina)
(anatomy) A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning.
A hard, shell-like covering.
(botany) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp.
Anagrams
• pneumat-
Source: Wiktionary
Pu*ta"men, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Definition: The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit. See Endocarp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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