NABK

Etymology

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

Source: Wiktionary


Nabk, n. Etym: [Ar. nabiqa,nibqa.] (Bot.)

Definition: The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [Written also nubk.] See Lotus (b), and Sadr.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 May 2024

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