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.
BULLACE
bullace, Prunus insititia
(noun) small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bullace (plural bullaces)
A small European plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia).
Synonym: damson
The bully tree.
Anagrams
• cue ball, cueball
Source: Wiktionary
Bul"lace, n. Etym: [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.) (a) A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum. (b) The bully tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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