In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMMER
emmer, starch wheat, two-grain spelt, Triticum dicoccum
(noun) hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emmer (countable and uncountable, plural emmers)
A species of wheat, Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. [from 1908]
Synonym: farro
Coordinate terms: spelt, einkorn wheat
Hypernym: hulled wheat
Synonyms
• (species of wheat): Triticum dicoccon, Triticum dicoccon subsp. dicoccon
Anagrams
• memer
Source: Wiktionary
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