noun
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the act of plucking (as leaves, flowers, etc. from a plant).
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the act of cutting, reaping, etc.
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the act of gathering, collecting; collection.
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a very small quantity.
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a very small drop of water; a droplet.
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a piece or fragment cut or broken from a whole.
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the soft, curly or crisped hair of sheep; wool.
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a sport; a game.
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a very small period of time.
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name of one of the two sons of Rāma, in Rāmāyaṇa, the Great epic.
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the quail Perdicula asiatica of Phasianidae family, with brown body and wings, black and grey stripes on the breast, short grey beak, short tail, that nests on the ground; jungle bush-quail.
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the dried flower bud of a tropical evergreen tree (Eugenia aromatica) of the myrtle family; a clove.
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hard, aromatic seed of the medium-sized, evergreen tree Myristica fragrans of Myristiaceae family, used as a spice and whose covering yields the spice mace; nutmeg.
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the fragrant roots of the grass Vetiveria zizaniodes ( = Andropogon muricatus) of Poaceae family.
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(rhet.) a kind of figure of speech.