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Þ þ (thorn)
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twig
n.
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A small branch of a tree, a twig, shoot; also, the stem of a plant; a sprig of a medicinal plant or herb; a leafy branch, frond; any green and growing part of a plant;
lim twig
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lim
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