In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CAMBIA
CAMBIUM
cambium
(noun) the inner layer of the periosteum
cambium
(noun) a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cambia
plural of cambium
Source: Wiktionary
CAMBIUM
Cam"bi*um, n. Etym: [LL. cambium exchange, fr. L. cambire to exchange. It was supposed that cambium was sap changing into wood.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A series of formative cells lying outside of the wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of new wood takes place in the cambium, which is very soft.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A fancied nutritive juice, formerly supposed to orgiginate in the blood, to repair losses of the system, and to promote its increase. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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