In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOMORPHOUS
Etymology
Adjective
monomorphous (not comparable)
monomorphic
Source: Wiktionary
Mon`o*mor"phic, Mon`o*mor"phous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; -- opposed to dimorphic, trimorphic, and polymorphic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
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