كم

كِمٌّ ذ The calyx of a flower. (K, &c.) ― -b2- 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. (S, Msb, K.)