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camelthorn

camelthorn noun: vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.

Noun

camelthorn (plural camelthorns)

  1. Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.
  2. Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.

camelthorn meaning in Punjabi and Persian

camelthorn in Punjabi

a shrub of the genus Alhagi
ਜਵਾਂਹ javā̃h

camelthorn in Persian

a shrub of the genus Alhagi
خارشُتُر xâr-e šotor

Forms of camelthorn

pluralcamelthorns
alternative formcamel's thorn

Origin of camelthorn

From Dutch kameeldoorn, Afrikaans kameeldoring. Equivalent to camel + thorn.

Questions about camelthorn

What does camelthorn mean?
Camelthorn means vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.
What is camelthorn in Punjabi?
Camelthorn in Punjabi is ਜਵਾਂਹ (javā̃h). See Camelthorn meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is camelthorn?
Camelthorn is a noun.
What is the plural of camelthorn?
The plural of camelthorn is camelthorns.

Words near camelthorn in the dictionary

  1. camelry
  2. camels
  3. camelshair
  4. camelteer
  5. camelteers
  6. camelthorn
  7. camelthorns
  8. cameltoe
  9. Cameltoe Harris
  10. cameltoed
  11. cameltoeing

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