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kikayon

kikayon noun: a plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.

Noun

kikayon (plural kikayons)

  1. A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.

Forms of kikayon

pluralkikayons

Origin of kikayon

Borrowed from Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן (kikayón).

Questions about kikayon

What does kikayon mean?
Kikayon means a plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.
What part of speech is kikayon?
Kikayon is a noun.
What is the plural of kikayon?
The plural of kikayon is kikayons.

Words near kikayon in the dictionary

  1. kikau
  2. kikawaeo
  3. kikay
  4. kikay kit
  5. kikay kits
  6. kikayon
  7. kikayons
  8. kike
  9. kike dyke
  10. kike dykes
  11. kiked

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