كستج

Arabic

كستج – Amaranthus blitum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

كُسْتَج • (kustaj) m (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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