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.
TURACOU
touraco, turaco, turacou, turakoo
(noun) large brightly crested bird of Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
turacou (plural turacous)
Alternative form of turaco
Source: Wiktionary
Tu*ra"cou, n. Etym: [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers. [Written also touraco, and touracou.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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