Zilla

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zilla \Zil"la\, n. (Bot.)
     A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant ({Zilla
     myagroides}) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are
     boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs.
     [1913 Webster]