In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COCCI
coccus, cocci
(noun) any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
COCCUS
coccus, cocci
(noun) any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cocci
plural of coccus
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
cocci (uncountable)
coccidioidomycosis
Source: Wiktionary
COCCUS
Coc"cus, n.; pl. Cocci. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Cochineal.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
3. (Biol.)
Definition: A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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