In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FRUITFUL
fruitful
(adjective) productive or conducive to producing in abundance; “be fruitful and multiply”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fruitful (comparative more fruitful, superlative most fruitful)
Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
Synonym: fertile
Antonyms: barren, infertile, unfruitful
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
Synonym: Thesaurus:productive
Antonym: unfruitful
Source: Wiktionary
Fruit"ful, a.
Definition: Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife.
– Fruit"ful*ly, adv.
– Fruit"ful*ness, n. Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28. [Nature] By disburdening grows More fruitful. Milton. The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. Addison.
Syn.
– Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See Fertile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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