In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UMBRACULUM
Etymology
Noun
umbraculum (plural umbracula)
(botany) Any umbrella-shaped appendage, such as the cap borne on the seta of Marchantia.
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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