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algherua
خروع ḫirwaʿ
n. ḫrʿ – castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis) (bot.) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 9, 254: quia plurimum ex eo … augetur in ortu solis. Ut … folia algherua
Lemay 8, 148: لأنّ كثيرًا منه [sc. النبات] … يزيد فيها عند طلوع الشمس، مثل … ورق الخِروع
- 1 Albu. Intro. JS
Dietrich 1988, no. IV 150.
< Arabic al-ḫirwaʿ. The Latin term is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.