desert date

noun

Balanites aegyptiaca, a tree native to Africa and the Middle East.

Meanings

noundesert date (plural desert dates)

plural desert dates

  1. Balanites aegyptiaca, a tree native to Africa and the Middle East.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Arabic هِجْلِيج, هَجْلِيج
  • هِجْلِيج (hijlīj)tree native to Africa and the Middle East
  • هَجْلِيج (hajlīj)tree native to Africa and the Middle East
  • هِجْلِيج (hijlīj)The fruit of this tree
  • هَجْلِيج (hajlīj)The fruit of this tree
German Wüstendattel, Zachunbaum
  • Wüstendatteltree native to Africa and the Middle East
  • Zachunbaumtree native to Africa and the Middle East
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APA

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

MLA

“desert date.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20date. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desert date,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20date.

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