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.
JAMBULS
Noun
jambuls
plural of jambul
Source: Wiktionary
JAMBUL
Jam"bool, Jam"bul, n. [Hind. jambu, jambul, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jambu.]
Definition: The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, used as a remedy for diabetes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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