In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZOOPHYTA
Zo*öph"y*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zoölogists. It included the coelenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc.
Note: Sometimes the name is restricted to the Coelentera, or to the Anthozoa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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