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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. See Carthamus.

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Examples

  • They have traded away their kusum, which is a bigger thing than trading bags and carvings. "

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • F'an and I must follow our own kusum, but that does not mean we cannot learn from yours.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • They'd consider it politely, dis-cuss it at length, and if the determination was that it went against kusum, reject it outright no matter how many lives it would better.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • "It would violate kusum," the big person finally declared, as if that put an end to the matter.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • Roads that lead to attractive options and new things that are appealing to youth who have not yet been in'structed in the fullness of kusum.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • It was one of the more impres'sive demonstrations of traditional kusum Fawn had yet witnessed.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • "You must do as kusum dictates, and we will abide by that."

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • Not only about the stones, but about all aspects of Parramati life and of kusum.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • "And besides," he grumbled as he studied the narrow trail that wound like a corkscrew through the dense vege'tation, "no doubt it's against kusum."

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • But I can tell you, with every fiber of my being, that this is more important than mining rights, than any treaty, than my life, or yours, or the supposed sanctity of kusum.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

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