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Jerusalem thorn

DEFINITIONS OF: Jerusalem thorn

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n thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit

Synonyms:
Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n 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

Synonyms:
Parkinsonia aculeata, horsebean
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

Synonyms:
Christ's-thorn, Ziziphus jujuba, jujube, jujube bush
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

Synonyms:
Acacia catechu, catechu
Type of:
acacia
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
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