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.
SARCOIDS
Noun
sarcoids
plural of sarcoid
Source: Wiktionary
SARCOID
Sar"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. Sarcode.] (Biol.)
Definition: Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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