In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
genip, Spanish lime
(noun) round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
genip (plural genips)
A succulent berry with a thick rind, the fruit of plants in the genus Genipa.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"ip, n., or Genip tree.
1. Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa.
2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree Melicocca bijuga, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees Exothea paniculata and E. trifoliata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.