In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VOLCANISM
volcanism
(noun) the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
volcanism (countable and uncountable, plural volcanisms)
(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
Synonym: volcanicity
Hyponym: cryovolcanism
Source: Wiktionary
Vol"can*ism, n.
Definition: Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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