English Explanatory Dictionary

nabk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈnæb(ə)k/

Word forms

nabk nabks nabak nabq nubk nebeck nebbuk nebak

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق (nabq).

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