In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WINEBERRY
makomako, New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata, Aristotelia racemosa
(noun) graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine
wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wineberry (plural wineberries)
The plant Rubus phoenicolasius, the Japanese wineberry.
Its edible fruit, resembling a raspberry.
The tree Aristotelia serrata, endemic to New Zealand, with broad rose-coloured leaves.
Its edible fruit, a small black berry.
Source: Wiktionary
Wine"ber`ry, n. (Bot.) (a) The red currant. (b) The bilberry. (c) A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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