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camelthorn

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.

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noun

Meaning 2

Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.

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History

Etymology

From Dutch kameeldoorn, Afrikaans kameeldoring. Equivalent to camel + thorn.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kameeldoring — a type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
  • Dutch: kameeldoorn — a type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
  • German: Kameldorn — a type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
  • Portuguese: espinho-de-girafa — a type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
  • German: Alhagistrauch — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Ancient Greek: ἐρυσίσκηπτρον (erusískēptron) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Korean: 자밀 (jamil) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Persian: خارشُتُر (xâr-e šotor) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Punjabi: ਜਵਾਂਹ (javā̃h) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Russian: верблю́жья колю́чка (verbljúžʹja koljúčka) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Turkish: yandık — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Ottoman Turkish: دوه دیكنی (deve dikeni) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi
  • Ukrainian: верблю́жа колю́чка (verbljúža koljúčka) — a shrub of the genus Alhagi