In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KAMALA
Etymology
Noun
kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas)
Nelumbo nucifera, a lotus plant.
Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family.
An orange dyestuff obtained from that plant.
Anagrams
• alamak
Etymology
Proper noun
Kamala
(Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
A female given name from Sanskrit, of mainly Indian usage.
Anagrams
• alamak
Source: Wiktionary
Ka*ma"la, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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