In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BOSTRYX
Noun
bostryx (plural bostryxes or bostryces)
(botany) A helicoid cyme.
Source: Wiktionary
Bos"tryx, n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. a curl.] (Bot.)
Definition: A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; -- called also a uniparous helicoid cyme.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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