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Christ's-thorn
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Christ's-thorn: 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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