African boxthorn

noun

A shrub, Lycium ferocissimum, in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), indigenous to South Africa; an invasive weed in Australia and New Zealand.

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Meanings

nounAfrican boxthorn (countable and uncountable, plural African boxthorns)

plural African boxthorns

  1. countableuncountableA shrub, Lycium ferocissimum, in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), indigenous to South Africa; an invasive weed in Australia and New Zealand.
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APA

African boxthorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20boxthorn

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Chicago

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