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عثرب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry describes a specific type of tree and its fruit, native to the Arabian Peninsula. It details the appearance of the tree, its leaves, and its edible fruit, comparing it to familiar plants like pomegranate and rhubarb.

Derived headwords

العُثْرُبnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of treeclassical

    A tree resembling a pomegranate tree in its growth. Its leaves are red, similar to sorrel leaves, and are initially eaten by livestock before they gain fat.

عُثْرُبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit of the 'uthrub treeclassical

    The fruit of the 'uthrub tree, which is red and resembles rhubarb. It can be peeled and eaten.

Parallel reading

هو (شجر كشجر الرمان) في القدر.
It is a tree like the pomegranate tree in its growth.
وورقه أحمر مثل ورق الحماض، ترق عليه بطون الماشية أول شيء، ثم تعقد عليه الشحم بعد ذلك
Its leaves are red like sorrel leaves; livestock's stomachs become thin from it first, then fat accumulates on them afterward.
وله حب كحب الحماض و (عساليج حمر كالريباس تقشر وتؤكل.
It has seeds like sorrel seeds and red clusters resembling rhubarb that are peeled and eaten.
واحدته عثربة
Its singular is 'uthrubah.