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.
COGONS
Noun
cogons
plural of cogon
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• Cognos, Congos, congos
Source: Wiktionary
COGON
Co*gon", n. [Sp., prob. fr. a native name.]
Definition: A tall, coarse grass (Imperata arundinacea) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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