In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPOROCARP
sporocarp, spore case
(noun) specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sporocarp (plural sporocarps)
(mycology) The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
Synonyms
• fruiting body
Hyponyms
• (fungus structure): basidiocarp, basidiome (in basidiomycetes); ascocarp (in ascomycetes)
mushroom (epigeous sporocarp); truffle; false truffle (hypogeous sporocarp)
Source: Wiktionary
Spo"ro*carp, n. Etym: [Spore + Gr. (Bot.) (a) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more masses of spores or sporangia. (b) A sporangium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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