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.
SILIQUA
silique, siliqua
(noun) narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
siliqua (plural siliquas or siliquae)
(botany) Alternative form of silique
A weight of four grains; a carat.
Source: Wiktionary
Sil"i*qua, n.; pl. Siliquæ. Etym: [L. See Silique.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Silique.
2. A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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