In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZOOECIUM
Etymology
Noun
zooecium (plural zooecia)
(zoology) One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.
Source: Wiktionary
Zo*oe"ci*um, n.; pl. Zooecia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the cells or tubes which inclose the feeling zooids of Bryozoa. See Illust. of Sea Moss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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