In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TWINFLOWER
twinflower, Linnaea borealis
(noun) creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
twinflower (plural twinflowers)
Linnaea borealis, a woodland subshrub with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
Source: Wiktionary
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