In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OSTRYA
Ostrya, genus Ostrya
(noun) deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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