عَضَاضٌ
Root: عض
Full Definition
عَضَاضٌ
and
عَضُوضٌ and
مَعْضُوضٌ A thing to be bitten and eaten. You say, مَا أَتَانَا
مِنْ عَضَاضٍ, and
, and
, He brought not to us anything that we might bite. And
مَا عِنْدَنَا عَضُوضٌ and عَضَاضٌ, We have not what is to be bitten and eaten. And مَا ذُقْتُ عَضَاضًا
I have not tasted a thing to be bitten.
2 Also عَضَاضٌ, Trees [or shrubs] that have become thick, or coarse. or plants that have become thick, or coarse, and dry, or tough, and hard. See also عُضٌّ.
def.2 See also the next paragraph, in two places.
2 Also عَضَاضٌ, Trees [or shrubs] that have become thick, or coarse. or plants that have become thick, or coarse, and dry, or tough, and hard. See also عُضٌّ.
def.2 See also the next paragraph, in two places.
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