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طَحِلٌ ذ Having his طِحَال [or spleen] large, or enlarged: (Msb, K:) or having pain therein; as also ↓ مَطْحُولٌ ; (O;) or this latter signifies having a complaint of the طِحَال; (TA;) or it signifies, (S,) or signifies also, (TA,) hit, or hurt, therein. (S, TA.) ― -b2- And (assumed tropical:) [Spleenful, as meaning] angry. (IAar, O, K.) ― -b3- And Black: (O, K:) or of a dusky, or dingy, black colour; (IAar, TA;) which, Z says, may be from [the colour of] the طِحَال, or from the meaning of الطُّحْلُبُ: (TA: [see also أَطْحَلُ:]) [for it signifies also] ― -b4- Overspread with [the green substance termed طُحْلُب; (IAar, O, K;) or having much طحلب; applied to water: (AZ, IAar, * O, * Msb, K:) and in like manner one says عَيْنٌ طَحِلَةٌ a source having much طحلب. (Msb.) -A2- Also Full; (IAar, O, K;) and so ↓ مَطْحُولٌ ; applied to a vessel. (K.)

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