In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SAXAUL
Etymology
Noun
saxaul (plural saxauls)
Any of three species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (the black saxaul), Haloxylon aphyllum, and Haloxylon persicum (the white saxaul).
Source: Wiktionary
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