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ج ن ج ل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to refer to a specific type of plant, possibly a wild asparagus, and its associated culinary uses. It is primarily a botanical and culinary term.

Derived headwords

الجَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant, described as being like asparagus, which is eaten boiled. It is found in the Levant.

Parallel reading

الجنجل، كقنفذ، بجيمين أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وهي بقلة كالهليون تؤكل مسلوقة تكون بالشام، قاله ابن سيده.
Al-Janjal, like Qunfudh, with two jims, which Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani neglected, is a plant like asparagus that is eaten boiled and is found in the Levant, according to Ibn Sidah.