In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MORINGA
Mo*rin"ga, n. Etym: [Malayam murunggi.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (Moringa pterygosperma) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of M. aptera, are known in commerce as ben or ben nuts, and yield the oil called oil of ben.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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