صَعْتَرٌ
Root: صعتر
Full Definition
صَعْتَرٌ
I. q.
سَعْتَرٌ [q. v.]: (K, and S and Msb in art. سعتر:) it grows in the country of the Arabs, and is of two kinds,
سُهْلِىٌّ [i. e. of the plain] and
جَبَلِىٌّ [i. e. of the mountain]: when strewn in a place, it drives away venomous or noxious reptiles and the like, such as serpents and scorpions.
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