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عَيْثَامٌ

Root: عثم

Full Definition

عَيْثَامٌ (in the T, voce دُلْبٌ, written عَيْثَمٌ ,) A species of tree; said to be the same as the دُلْب [q. v.]; it is a white tree, that grows very tall: n. un. with ة.

def.2 Also A certain sort of food, in which locusts are cooked; of the food of the people of the desert.
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