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.
BOGWOOD
Etymology
Noun
bogwood (usually uncountable, plural bogwoods)
The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.
Hyponyms
• bog oak
Source: Wiktionary
Bog"wood`, n.
Definition: The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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