In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOMOGENESIS
Etymology
Noun
homogenesis (uncountable)
(biology) A method of reproduction in which the parents and offspring are alike.
Anagrams
• homogenises
Source: Wiktionary
Ho`mo*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Homo- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Definition: That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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