In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACEROLA
acerola, barbados cherry, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry
(noun) acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acerola (plural acerolas)
A tree of the West Indies and northern South America, Malpighia glabra.
The fruit of this tree, which is high in vitamin C.
Source: Wiktionary
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