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بَهَارٌ

Root: بهر

Full Definition

بَهَارٌ A certain plant, of sweet odour; the [plant called] عَرَار, which is also called عَيْنُ البَقَرِ; [buphthalmum, or ox-eye;] it is the بَهَارُ البَرِّ, a crisping, or curling, plant, having a yellow flower; growing in the days of the spring (الرَّبِيع), and called عَرَارَةٌ: As says, The عَرَار is the بَهَارُ البَرِّ: and Az says, The عَرَارَة is the خَسْوَة; and I regard بهار as a Persian word.
2 Perfume.
3 And hence applied to The flowers of the desert.
4 And Anything goodly, or beautiful, and bright, or shining.
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