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.
MAMMEE
sapote, mammee, marmalade plum
(noun) brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
mamey, mammee, mammee apple
(noun) globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mammee (plural mammees)
An American fruit tree, Mammea americana.
Its large fragrant fruit, with a thick tough ring surrounding bright yellow pulp.
Source: Wiktionary
Mam*mee", n. Etym: [Haytian mamey.] (Bot.)
Definition: A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (M. Americana); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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