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saum

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See also: Saum and šaum

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, fasting).

Noun

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saum

  1. (Islam) fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
  2. (ecology) A herbaceous border found at the edge of a woodland patch. It is usually found below and farther out from the woodland than the woody shrub mantel and the tree canopy.

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References

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  • R. T. T. Forman, Michel Godron (1986) Landscape Ecology, pages 108-109

Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Noun

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saum

  1. indefinite accusative singular of saumur

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse saumr.

Noun

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saum m (definite singular saumen, indefinite plural saumar, definite plural saumane)

  1. seam
  2. the act of seaming

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