In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DEERGRASS
Etymology
Noun
deergrass (usually uncountable, plural deergrasses)
A species of grass native to the southwestern United States, Muhlenbergia rigens
American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus Rhexia.
Anagrams
• reedgrass, regrassed
Source: Wiktionary
Deer"grass`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An American genus (Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomaceæ inhabiting a temperate clime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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