About The Word Jerusalem
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Jerusalem
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What's The Definition Of Jerusalem?
[n] capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Moslems; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
Synonyms | Synonyms for Jerusalem: capital of Israel Related Terms | Find terms related to Jerusalem: See Also | Calvary | Golgotha | Israel | national capital | Sion | State of Israel | Wailing Wall | Yisrael | Zion Jerusalem In Webster's Dictionary \Je*ru"sa*lem\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
{Jerusalem artichoke} [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See {Gyre}, {Solar}.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
({Helianthus tuberosus}), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
{Jerusalem cherry} (Bot.), the popular name of either of
either of two species of {Solanum} ({S. Pseudo-capsicum}
and {S. capsicastrum}), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
{Jerusalem oak} (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
{Jerusalem sage} (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
({Phlomis tuberosa}).
{Jerusalem thorn} (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
({Parkinsonia aculeata}), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
{The New Jerusalem}, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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