camelthorn
English
Alternative forms
- camel's thorn
Etymology
From Dutch kameeldoorn, Afrikaans kameeldoring. Equivalent to camel + thorn.
Noun
camelthorn (plural camelthorns)
- Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.
- Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.
Translations
a type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
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a shrub of the genus Alhagi
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