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.
wart, verruca
(noun) (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
verruca (plural verrucas or verrucae)
(pathology) A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus.
(mycology) A rounded projection or wart.
(botany) A sexine element similar to a wart.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*ru"ca, n.; pl. Verrucæ (#). [L. Cf. Verrugas.]
1. (Med.) A wart.
2. (Zoöl.) A wartlike elevation or roughness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2024
(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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.