In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ANTHESIS
blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
(noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anthesis (plural antheses)
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
Anagrams
• Nashitse, Sethians, Thainess, shanties
Source: Wiktionary
An*the"sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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