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.
SCUPPERNONG
scuppernong
(noun) amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scuppernong (plural scuppernongs)
A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape.
Usage notes
• A great many alternative forms and pronunciations of this word are found. The most common, attested since the 1820s-40s, is scuppernon / scuppanon /ˈskʌp.ər.ˌnɔn/, /ˈskʌp.ə.ˌnɔn/. Scupperdine / scuppadine is also encountered; this is properly the name of a scuppernong-muscadine cross.
Source: Wiktionary
Scup"per*nong, n. Etym: [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
Definition: An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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