Alhagi

alhagi Translingual thumb|Alhagi maurorum species Alhagi maurorum (camelthorn) Etymology Introduced as a genus name by de Abraham Gagnebin in 1755, rarely circulating before as a transcription of the mul ar حَاج or more specifically Varieties of Arabic vulgar pronunciation of its singulative, with prepended article, ar حاجة الْحَاجَة, this plant name deriving from mul arc חָגָּה / syc ܚ̈ܵܓܸܐ ḥāggā Alhagi, from mul akk egu 𒂊𒄖𒌋 egû a thorny plant, possibly Alhagi. Proper noun 1 f genus family Fabaceae camelthorns, manna tree s Hypernyms genus ; Faboideae subfamily - subfamily; Hedysareae tribe - tribe Hyponyms genus Alhagi maurorum species - type species; Alhagi graecorum species, Alhagi sparsifolia species - selected species References 1 1 1 ALHAG 40009743 26452 27912 47036 genus 383 Gagnebin Abraham de:Abraham Gagnebin Acta helvetica physico-mathematico-anatomico-botanico-medica II https://archive.org/details/actahelveticaphy01helv/page/59 59 Basel Johann Rudolf Im-Hof 1755