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African boxthorn

African boxthorn noun: a shrub, Lycium ferocissimum, in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), indigenous to South Africa; an invasive weed in Australia and New Zealand.

Noun

African boxthorn (countable and uncountable, plural African boxthorns)

  1. A shrub, Lycium ferocissimum, in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), indigenous to South Africa; an invasive weed in Australia and New Zealand.

Forms of African boxthorn

pluralAfrican boxthorns

Questions about African boxthorn

What does African boxthorn mean?
African boxthorn means a shrub, Lycium ferocissimum, in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), indigenous to South Africa; an invasive weed in Australia and New Zealand.
What part of speech is African boxthorn?
African boxthorn is a noun.
What is the plural of African boxthorn?
The plural of African boxthorn is African boxthorns.

Words near African boxthorn in the dictionary

  1. African bee
  2. African black
  3. African blackwood
  4. African blue tit
  5. African blue tits
  6. African boxthorn
  7. African boxthorns
  8. African broadbill
  9. African broadbills
  10. African buffalo
  11. African buffalos

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