bonduc
English
editEtymology
editFrom French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian 𐭐𐭍𐭃𐭊 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek [κάρυον] Ποντικόν (Pontikón, “Pontic nut”), q.v. Doublet of Pontic and bundook.
Noun
editbonduc (plural bonducs)
- Synonym of nicker tree.
References
edit- “bonduc”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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