ዑቦል
Tigrinya
Etymology
Cognate to Tigre ዖበል (ʿobäl) of same meaning. Maybe borrowed from Southern Arabic عَبَل (ʿabal, “Calligonum gen. et spp.”), a comparable desert shrub of the same order.
Noun
ዑቦል • (ʿubol)
- tamarisk, especially Nile tamarisk (Tamarix nilotica)