رعى

رِعْىٌ ذ and ↓ مَرْعًى Pasture, or herbage; (S, Mgh, K;) the food of beasts: (Msb:) pl. of the former أَرْعَاآءٌ [meaning kinds, or sorts, of pasture or herbage ]: (K:) and of ↓ the latter مَرَاعٍ. (Msb.) It is said in a prov., وَلَا كَالسَّعْدَانِ ↓ مَرْعًى [ Pasture, but not like the سعدان: see art. سعد]. (S.) ― -b2- رِعْىُ الحَمَامِ وَالاـِبِلِ A certain herb, having berries like myrtle-berries, in which is the least degree of sweetness; not injurious to the camels that feed upon it, but poison to [ venomous or noxious reptiles or the like, such as are termed ] هَوَامّ: the decoction thereof blackens the hair. (Ibn-Seenà, book ii. p. 252.)