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.
RHIZOMORPH
rhizomorph
(noun) a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rhizomorph (plural rhizomorphs)
A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi
Synonyms
• mycelial cord
Source: Wiktionary
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HERMAPHRODITE
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