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nabk

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

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  • /ˈnæb(ə)k/

1

noun

Meaning 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.

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noun

Meaning 2

The edible berry of Ziziphus lotus.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق (nabq).