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.
HACKMATACK
Etymology
Noun
hackmatack (plural hackmatacks)
A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina.
A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
Synonyms
• (larch): tamarack, tacamahac
Source: Wiktionary
Hack"ma*tack`, n. Etym: [Of American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
Definition: The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
16 May 2025
AMPHIPROSTYLAR
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Coffee Trivia
