In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ROSEWOODS
Proper noun
Rosewoods
plural of Rosewood
Anagrams
• wood roses
Noun
rosewoods
plural of rosewood
Anagrams
• wood roses
Source: Wiktionary
ROSEWOOD
Rose"wood, n.
Definition: A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Machærium. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra. African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree Pterocarpus erinaceus.
– Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina).
– New South Wales rosewood, the wood of Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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