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بُصَاقٌ

Root: بصق

Full Definition

بُصَاقٌ Spittle, or saliva, that has gone forth from the mouth: as long as it is in the mouth, it is termed رِيقٌ: [or saliva that flows: see بُزَاقٌ:] i. q. بُزَاقٌ and بُسَاقٌ: but it is more chaste than either of these. [بُصَاقَةٌ is app. its n. un. And hence,]
2 بُصَاقَةُ القَمَرِ White glistening stone: or stone of a clear white colour. [Also written with س.]

def.2 A species of palm-tree.

def.3 The best of camels: both sing. and pl.
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