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.
URCEOLATE
urceolate
(adjective) urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
urceolate (comparative more urceolate, superlative most urceolate)
(botany) Shaped like an urn.
Having an urceolus.
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"ce*o*late, Ur"ce*late, a. Etym: [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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