Etymology

camelthorn

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Today it means: Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa. Full definition →

Dutch kameeldoorn ← Afrikaans kameeldoring
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromkameeldoring
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromkameeldoorn
  3. English todaycamelthorn

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

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