In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MADORNOS
MADRONO
madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii
(noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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