nabk

English

Ziziphus spina-christi

Alternative forms

nabq, nubk, nebeck, nebbuk, nebak

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق‎ (nabq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnæb(ə)k/

Noun

nabk (plural nabks)

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.
The edible berry of Ziziphus lotus.

Anagrams

Bank, Knab, bank, knab

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