In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPORULATE
sporulate
(verb) convert into spores
sporulate
(verb) produce spores; “plants sporulate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sporulate (third-person singular simple present sporulates, present participle sporulating, simple past and past participle sporulated)
(biology, intransitive) To produce spores
Adjective
sporulate (not comparable)
(botany) That produces spores
Antonyms
• asporulate
Anagrams
• sportulae
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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