In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLANOGAMETES
Noun
planogametes
plural of planogamete
Source: Wiktionary
PLANOGAMETE
Plan"o*ga*mete`, n. [Gr. wandering + E. gamete.] (Bot.)
Definition: One of the motile ciliated gametes, or zoögametes, found in isogamous plants, as many green algæ (Chlorophyceæ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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