In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OLEACEOUS
oleaceous
(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
oleaceous (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the plant family Oleaceae.
Source: Wiktionary
O`le*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. oléaceus of the olive tree.] (Bot.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Oleaceæ), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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