In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COLEUSES
Noun
coleuses
plural of coleus
Source: Wiktionary
COLEUS
Co"le*us, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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