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Christ's-thorn

Christ's-thorn Meaning & Definition
Christ's-thorn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Christ's-thorn?

[n] spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
[n] thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit

Synonyms | Synonyms for Christ's-thorn: Jerusalem thorn | jujube | jujube bush | Paliurus spina-christi | Ziziphus jujuba

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See Also | bush | Chinese date | Chinese jujube | genus Paliurus | genus Ziziphus | Paliurus | shrub | Ziziphus

Christ's-thorn In Webster's Dictionary

\Christ's-thorn`\, n. (Bot.) One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the {Paliurus aculeatus}, {Zizyphus Spina-Christi}, and {Z. vulgaris}. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.

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