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لَكَثٌ

Root: لكث

Full Definition

لَكَثٌ and لُكَاثٌ (as also نُكَاثٌ, TA,) A disorder in the mouths of camels, resembling pustules.
2 لُكَاثَةٌ , A disorder that attacks sheep or goats in the sides of the mouth and in the lips, resembling an ulcer; happening on their first cropping plants when they are short, with small branches.
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