Jerusalem thorn

/dʒəˌrus(ə)ləm θɔrn/

Definitions of Jerusalem thorn

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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
3. noun

   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
4. noun

   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