Meanings
nounbuffalo thorn (plural buffalo thorns)
plural buffalo thorns
- A tree, native to southern Africa, of species Ziziphus mucronata.
Synonyms: come-and-I'll-kiss-you, wait-a-bit, wait-a-minute
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tree, native to southern Africa, of species Ziziphus mucronata.
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Translations
Afrikaans blinkblaar-wag-'n-bietjie, wag-'n-bietjie
- blinkblaar-wag-'n-bietjieTranslations
- wag-'n-bietjieTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 水牛刺, 水牛刺棗 /水牛刺枣
- 水牛刺 (shuǐniú cì)Translations
- 水牛刺棗 /水牛刺枣 (shuǐniú cì zǎo)Translations
Finnish afrikanjujuba
- afrikanjujubaTranslations
Tamil எருமைமுள்
- எருமைமுள் (erumaimuḷ)Translations
Zulu isilahla, umlahlankosi
- isilahlaTranslations
- umlahlankosiTranslations
- umphafaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
buffalo thorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffalo%20thorn
MLA
“buffalo thorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffalo%20thorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffalo thorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffalo%20thorn.
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