In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Aucuba, genus Aucuba
(noun) hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
aucuba (plural aucubas)
Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.
Source: Wiktionary
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.