In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ORTHOTROPAL
Or*thot"ro*pal, Or*thot"ro*pous, a. Etym: [Ortho- + Gr. orthotrope.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.
Note: This word has also been used (but improperly) to describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is next to, the hilum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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