In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ORTHOSTICHY
Noun
orthostichy (plural orthostichies)
(botany) A row of leaves along a stem
Source: Wiktionary
Or*thos"ti*chy, n.; pl. Orthostichies. Etym: [Ortho- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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