In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GONIDIA
Noun
gonidia
plural of gonidium
Anagrams
• angioid
Source: Wiktionary
GONIDIUM
Go*nid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zool.)
Definition: A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Go*nid"i*um, n.; pl. Gonidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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