"nabk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnæb(ə)k/ Forms: nabks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق (nabq). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|نَبْق}} Arabic نَبْق (nabq) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nabk (plural nabks)
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants
    Sense id: en-nabk-en-noun-7yfXVt~1 Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. The edible berry of Ziziphus lotus.
    Sense id: en-nabk-en-noun-lhCOIzWN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nabak, nabq, nubk, nebeck, nebbuk, nebak

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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