In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CAUDICLES
Noun
caudicles
plural of caudicle
Anagrams
• caeculids
Source: Wiktionary
CAUDICLE
Cau"di*cle, Cau*dic"u*la, n. Etym: [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.)
Definition: A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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