In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SACCHARUM
Saccharum, genus Saccharum
(noun) tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sac"cha*rum, n. Etym: [NL. See Saccharine.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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