In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBERIZE
Verb
suberize (third-person singular simple present suberizes, present participle suberizing, simple past and past participle suberized)
(botany, transitive) To effect suberization of.
Source: Wiktionary
Su"ber*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr. & vb. n. -izing.] [L. suber cork.] (Bot.)
Definition: To effect suberization of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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