كشث

كَشُوثٌ ذ (S, K) 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, (K,) [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. (S, K.) [See also الشَّجَرَةُ الخَبِيثَةُ, in art. خبث. And see الفَقْدُ and سَكَرٌ.] ― -b2- A poet says, هُوَ الكَشُوثُ فَلَا أَصْلٌ وَلَا وَرَقٌ وَلَا نَسِيمٌ وَلَا ظِلٌّ وَلَا ثَمَرُ [ He is the Kashooth: therefore ( he has ) no root nor leaves nor fragrance, nor shade nor fruit ]. (S.)