In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BERSEEM
Etymology
Noun
berseem (countable and uncountable, plural berseems)
Egyptian clover
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• Beemers, Embrees, beemers
Source: Wiktionary
Ber*seem", n. [Ar. bershim clover.]
Definition: An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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