كَشُوثٌ
Root: كشث
Full Definition
كَشُوثٌ
and كُشُوثٌ and كَشُوثَى and كَشُوثَاءُ (of the fem. gender, Ibn-Buzruj, in TA, voce هِنْدَبٌ) and أُكْشُوثٌ but this last is a bad word, [as also شَكُوثَى and شَكُوثَاءُ,] [A species of cuscuta, or dodder;] a certain plant that clings to the branches of trees, having no root in the earth. [See also الشَّجَرَةُ
الخَبِيثَةُ, in art. خبث. And see الفَقْدُ and سَكَرٌ.]
2 A poet says,
2 A poet says,
[He is the Kashooth: therefore no root nor leaves nor fragrance, nor shade nor fruit].هُوَ الكَشُوثُ فَلَا أَصْلٌ وَلَا وَرَقٌ وَلَا نَسِيمٌ وَلَا ظِلٌّ وَلَا ثَمَرُ
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