In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CLEOME
spiderflower, cleome
(noun) any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
cleome (plural cleomes)
(botany) Any flowering plant in the genus Cleome.
Source: Wiktionary
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TYPIFY
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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