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.
VERMES
VERMIS
vermis, vermis cerebelli
(noun) the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
vermes
plural of vermis
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"mes, n. pl. Etym: [L. vermes, pl. of vermis a worm.] (Zoöl.) (a) An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by Linnæus and his followers. (b) A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied orders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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