Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مِئْبَرٌ

Root: ابر

Full Definition

مِئْبَرٌ The place [or case] of the needle.
2 The tongue.
3 See also إِبْرَةٌ
4 and مِئْبَرَةٌ

def.2 Also, and مَأْبِرٌ , and أَبُورٌ , That. [namely] what is called جُشر, or جُشّ, [in the L and TA it is said to be “ like الحش, ” thus written with the unpointed ح, and without any syll. signs, perhaps a mistranscription for حُشْر, and doubtless meaning the anthers, or the pollen,] with which palm-trees are fecundated.


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