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.
ROWANBERRY
rowanberry
(noun) decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rowanberry (plural rowanberries)
The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.
Source: Wiktionary
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