In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
POHUTUKAWA
Etymology
Noun
pohutukawa (plural pohutukawa or pohutukawas)
Metrosideros excelsa, a coastal evergreen tree native to New Zealand, producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
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(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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