In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MUCOR
mucor
(noun) any mold of the genus Mucor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mucor (uncountable)
(obsolete) The property of being mucid.
Anagrams
• Corum, mucro
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"cor, n. Etym: [L., fr. mucere to be moldy or musty.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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