In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHLOMIS
phlomis
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
phlomis (plural phlomises)
(botany) Any of the genus Phlomis of herbaceous plants
Anagrams
• lompish
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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