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.
CARDOON
cardoon
(noun) only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
cardoon, Cynara cardunculus
(noun) southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cardoon (plural cardoons)
Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable.
Synonyms
• (perennial plant): artichoke thistle, ground thistle, prickly artichoke
Anagrams
• coronad
Source: Wiktionary
Car*doon", n. Etym: [F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large herbaceos plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a sald.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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