naras

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Definition of naras

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noun

(South-Africa)A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.

“The Bay people catch and eat fish after the ‘naras is out of season, and the carcases of whales killed by the crews of whaling ships, afford them savoury repasts […].”
“in this river course also grows a remarkable plant, the Naras, which sends its roots deep […].”

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noun

(South-Africa)A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.

“The Bay people catch and eat fish after the ‘naras is out of season, and the carcases of whales killed by the crews of whaling ships, afford them savoury repasts […].”
“in this river course also grows a remarkable plant, the Naras, which sends its roots deep […].”

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(abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

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From Khoekhoe !naras (“naras fruit”), !narab (“naras plant”).

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