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مُصَّاخٌ

Root: مصخ

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مُصَّاخٌ A certain plant having coats (قُشُور) like the onion; of which Az says, I have seen, in the desert, a plant called مُصَّاخٌ and ئُدَّآءٌ having coats (قشور), one above another; whenever one peels off one أُمْصُوخة there appears another; and its coats (قشور) are an excellent fuel: the people of Haráh (هراة) call it دليزاذ.
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