In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXTINE
Etymology
Noun
extine (plural extines)
(botany) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
Anagrams
• Xenite, extein
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"tine (; 104), n. Etym: [L. exter on the outside. Cf. Intine.] (bot.)
Definition: The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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