In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BASIDIA
BASIDIUM
basidium
(noun) a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
basidia
plural of basidium
Source: Wiktionary
BASIDIUM
Ba*sid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of Gr. base.] (Bot.)
Definition: A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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