Arabic

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كستجAmaranthus blitum

Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (kwstyk' /⁠kustīg⁠/, literally girdle) (Persian کستی (kosti, kosti)), doublet of كُسْتِيج (kustīj, girdle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كُسْتَج (kustajm (obsolete)

  1. some plants with edible leaves in the family Amaranthaceae, not conclusively:
    1. leafy goosefoot (Blitum virgatum)
    2. purple amaranth, blite (Amaranthus blitum)
    Synonyms: بَقْلَة يَمَانِيَّة (baqla yamāniyya), جَرْبُوز (jarbūz)

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