Romanite
/ˈrəʊmənʌɪt/noun
1 US. Any of several varieties of dessert apple, chiefly late-ripening and with a red skin; (formerly especially) = rambo. Also with distinguishing word. Now rare.
2A Roman Catholic. Compare Romanist. rare.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Coxe. From Roman + -ite. The reason for the use in sense 1 is unclear; it may be related to sense 2, or may reflect a quite different sense of Roman.