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خِذْرَافٌ

Root: خذرف

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خِذْرَافٌ A certain plant of the spring, which dries up when it feels the [heat of] summer: or a species of the [kind called] حَمْض, having a small leaf, and rising to the height of a cubit: the latter is said by Az to be the correct explanation: the former he disapproves: n. un. with ة.
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