nabk

English

Wikispecies

Ziziphus spina-christi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق‎ (nabq).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnæb(ə)k/

Noun

nabk (plural nabks)

  1. Either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.
  2. The edible berry of Ziziphus lotus.

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