In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MONOTHALMIC
Mon`o*thal"mic, a. Etym: [See Monothalamous.] (Bot.)
Definition: Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits. R. Brown.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COLLISION
(noun) (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; “the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction”
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