In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COWBERRY
lingonberry, mountain cranberry, cowberry, lowbush cranberry
(noun) tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry, lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cowberry (plural cowberries)
A shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
The berry of this shrub.
Synonyms
• foxberry
• lingonberry
• lowbush cranberry
• mountain cranberry
• partridgeberry
• red whortleberry
Source: Wiktionary
Cow"ber`ry (-br`r), n.; pl. Cowberries (-r. (Bot.)
Definition: A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-id), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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