In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ZYGOTE
zygote, fertilized ovum
(noun) (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zygote (plural zygotes)
A fertilized egg cell.
Hyponyms: homozygote, heterozygote
Source: Wiktionary
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