Meanings
nouncamelthorn (plural camelthorns)
plural camelthorns · alternative camel's thorn
- Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.
- Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.
Origin
- Afrikaanskameeldoring
- Dutchkameeldoorn
- Englishcamelthorn
From Dutch kameeldoorn, Afrikaans kameeldoring. Equivalent to camel + thorn.
More words from Dutch, Afrikaans
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans kameeldoring
- kameeldoringa type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
Ancient Greek ἐρυσίσκηπτρον
- ἐρυσίσκηπτρον (erusískēptron)a shrub of the genus Alhagi
Dutch kameeldoorn
- kameeldoorna type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
German Kameldorn, Alhagistrauch
- Kameldorna type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
- Alhagistraucha shrub of the genus Alhagi
Korean 자밀
- 자밀 (jamil)a shrub of the genus Alhagi
Persian خارشُتُر
- خارشُتُر (xâr-e šotor)a shrub of the genus Alhagi
Portuguese espinho-de-girafa
- espinho-de-girafaa type of Mimosoid thorn tree, Vachellia erioloba
Punjabi ਜਵਾਂਹ
- ਜਵਾਂਹ (javā̃h)a shrub of the genus Alhagi
Russian верблю́жья колю́чка
- верблю́жья колю́чка (verbljúžʹja koljúčka)a shrub of the genus Alhagi
Turkish yandık
- yandıka shrub of the genus Alhagi
Ukrainian верблю́жа колю́чка
- верблю́жа колю́чка (verbljúža koljúčka)a shrub of the genus Alhagi
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Cite this entry
APA
camelthorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelthorn
MLA
“camelthorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelthorn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camelthorn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelthorn.
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