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العسبق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root refers to a specific type of bitter tree used in traditional medicine for treating wounds. It is primarily a botanical and medicinal term.

Derived headwords

العَسْبَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Bitter treeclassical

    A type of tree characterized by its bitter taste.

  2. 2.
    Medicinal plantclassical

    A plant, specifically a bitter tree, used for its therapeutic properties in healing wounds.

كَزَبْرَجٍnoun
  1. 1.
    Synonym for al-'asbaqclassical

    An alternative name or descriptor for the bitter tree al-'asbaq.

Parallel reading

العَسْبَقُ، كَزَبْرَجٍ: شَجَرٌ مُرٌّ تُدَاوَى بِهِ الجِرَاحَاتُ.
Al-'asbaq, like kazbaraj: a bitter tree with which wounds are treated.