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lebbek|ˈlɛbɛk|
Also labakh, lebba(c)k, lebbakh, lebbeck, lebek.
[ad. Arab. labaḵ.]
A large deciduous tree, Albizia lebbeck, of the family Leguminosæ, native to the tropics of north Africa and Asia and bearing heads of yellowish-white flowers; = siris a.
1766tr. Hasselquist's Voyages & Travels in Levant 249 Acacia of Upper Egypt... The Arabs call it Lebbeck. 1803W. Wittman Travels in Turkey xiv. 346 In the vicinity of Cairo..a species of the cassia fistula grows to a considerable height, and affords a very agreeable shade... By the Arabs this tree is called lebback. 1916J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee xvii. 253 The troops went past them, down the long avenue of lebbakhs. 1920E. H. Jones Road to En-Dor (ed. 2) iv. 39 Along the long, straight road near Cairo..there was an avenue of lebbak trees. 1921Blackw. Mag. Feb. 155/1 They drove out through the eight-mile tunnel of lebbek-trees. 1929Broun & Massey Flora Sudan 174 A[lbizzia] Lebbek Benth. Labakh, Lebbek. 1942C. Barrett On Wallaby vi. 134 The lebek trees were in bloom and delicate foliage rippled in the cool wind. 1965Zand & Videan tr. ‘Abd al-Latīf al-Baghdādī's Eastern Key 33 While the fruit of the labakh is green it has a styptic savour like a green date, but when it is ripe it becomes sweet and agreeable, and takes on a viscous quality. |