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.
UROCHORD
urochord
(noun) a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region
tunicate, urochordate, urochord
(noun) primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
urochord (plural urochords)
(zoology) a notochord that is limited to the caudal region; especially in the Urochordata
any marine organism of the Urochordata
Source: Wiktionary
U"ro*chord, n. Etym: [2d uro- + chord.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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