In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina
(noun) submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eelgrass (countable and uncountable, plural eelgrasses)
Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
Zostera spp. in marine environments
especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast
Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.
• (Zostera marina): common eelgrass, seawrack
• Glaesers, gearless, largesse, rageless
Source: Wiktionary
Eel"grass`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.