In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BIOHERM
Etymology
bio- + Greek herma, sunken rock, reef (of unknown origin).
Noun
bioherm (plural bioherms)
(geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
Source: Wiktionary
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