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رَاسَنٌ

Root: رسن

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رَاسَنٌ A certain plant, resembling the plant called زَنْجَبِيل [i. e. ginger]; i. q. قَنَسٌ; [both of which names are applied to the inula helenium, common inula, or elecampane; also called in the present day زَنْجَبِيلٌ شَامِىٌّ;] a Pers. word [arabicized].
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