In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUSCOID
Etymology 1
Noun
muscoid (plural muscoids)
(zoology) Any fly in the superfamily Muscoidea.
(loosely) Any fly in the section Schizophora.
Etymology 2
Noun
muscoid (plural muscoids)
(botany, obsolete) Any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.
Adjective
muscoid (comparative more muscoid, superlative most muscoid)
(botany) Resembling moss.
Anagrams
• mucoids
Source: Wiktionary
Mus"coid, a. Etym: [Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.)
Definition: Mosslike; resembling moss.
Mus"coid, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
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