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كِمٌّ

Root: كم

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كِمٌّ The calyx of a flower.
2 كِمٌّ The envelope [or spathe] of the طَلْع [or spadix of a palm-tree]: and the covering [or calyx] of flowers or blossoms; as also كِمَامَةٌ .
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