kikayon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן (kikayón).

Noun

kikayon (plural kikayons)

  1. (biblical) A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.
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