In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PROPAGULUM
Etymology
Noun
propagulum (plural propagula)
(botany) A runner terminated by a germinating bud.
A gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algae.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*pag"u*lum, n.; pl. Propagula. Etym: [NL. See Propagate.] (Bot.)
Definition: A runner terminated by a germinating bud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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