In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
APLANOGAMETES
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aplanogametes
plural of aplanogamete
Source: Wiktionary
APLANOGAMETE
A*plan`o*ga*mete", n. (Bot.)
Definition: A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower algæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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