In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZOODENDRIA
Noun
zoodendria
plural of zoodendrium
Source: Wiktionary
ZOODENDRIUM
Zo`ö*den"dri*um, n.; pl. Zoödendria. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The branched, and often treelike, support of the colonies of certain Infusoria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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