In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CAREX
Carex, genus Carex
(noun) large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carex (plural carexes or carices)
Any member of the genus Carex of sedges.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"rex, n. Etym: [L., sedge.] (Bot.)
Definition: A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceæ; the sedges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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