camel's-thorn

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A spiny leguminous shrub, Alhagi Maurorum, of which the camel is very fond, and which yields a manna-like exudation from its leaves and branches.
2. n. Erroneously, a spiny rhamnaceous shrub, Zizyphus nummularia, of Persia and India, which bears an edible berry, and the leaves of which are used as fodder for sheep and goats.
3. n. In South Africa, several species of Acacia which are browsed upon by the giraffe, especially A. Giraffœ and A. erioloba.