Jerusalem thorn
Jerusalem thorn · Jerusalem thorns
The shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern HemisphereThe shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere.
Meaning
2 sensesThe shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere.
The shrub Parkinsonia aculeata, native to the Western Hemisphere.
More definitions
- large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
- East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
- thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
- spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
Forms
plural: Jerusalem thorns| Singular | Jerusalem thorn |
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regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsPaliurus spina-christi:Christ's thorn
Close in meaning
- large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States:horsebeanParkinsonia aculeata
- East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu:catechuAcacia catechu
- thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit:Christ-ap-s-thornPaliurus spina-christi
- spiny tree having dark red edible fruits:jujubejujube bushChrist-ap-s-thornZiziphus jujuba