In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPORANGIOPHORE
sporangiophore
(noun) stalk bearing one or more sporangia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sporangiophore (plural sporangiophores)
(botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
(mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.
Source: Wiktionary
Spo*ran"gi*o*phore, n. Etym: [Sporangium + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes), which bears the sporangia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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