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لِحَآءٌ

Root: لحى

Full Definition

لِحَآءٌ Bark; and in particular the bark of a plant, or of a tree, of which ropes &c. are made.
2 The لِحَآء of the date is [its Pulp, pulpy pericarp, or flesh; i. e.] the part that clothes the نَوَاة [or stone].
3 لِحَآءُ العِنَبِ [The skin of grapes]. (TA in art. شحم.)
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