In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PICEA
Picea, genus Picea
(noun) a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pic"e*a, n. Etym: [L., the pitch pine, from pix, picis, pitch.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere, including the Norway spruce and the American black and white spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the firs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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