In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MALVACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
malvaceous (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
Source: Wiktionary
Mal*va"ceous, a. Etym: [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See Mallow.] (Bot.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Malvaceæ), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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