Zaqqum
English
Alternative forms
Zakkum
Zoacum
(
obsolete
)
Etymology
Borrowed from
Arabic
زَقُّوم
(
zaqqūm
)
.
Proper noun
Zaqqum
(
Islam
)
A
tree
that grows in
Jahannam
(Hell), whose dwellers are compelled to eat the
bitter
fruit
.