In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZOYSIA
zoysia
(noun) any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zoysia (plural zoysias)
Any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses, especially in warm regions.
Synonyms
• zoysiagrass
Source: Wiktionary
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