| 释义 |
camel thorn
noun
also camel's thorn
Etymology: so called from the use of its seed as feed for camels
1.
a. : a low spiny shrub (Alhagi camelorum) of the Arabian desert that yields manna
b. : a related shrub (A. maurorum)
2. : an East Indian spiny shrub (Zizyphus nummularius) used as fodder for sheep and goats
3. : any of several southern African acacias; especially : a browse plant (Acacia giraffae) of the veld |