In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RUBUS
Rubus, genus Rubus
(noun) large genus of brambles bearing berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
rubus (plural rubuses)
(botany) Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
Source: Wiktionary
Ru"bus, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
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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