CHRIST'S-THORN Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word christ's-thorn. (close relations)
Definition of CHRIST'S-THORN
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jerusalem thorn | nounn | |||||||
noun • thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit • spiny tree having dark red edible fruits • 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 • East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu | ||||||||
jujube | nounn | |||||||
noun • spiny tree having dark red edible fruits • dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees • chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat) | ||||||||
jujube bush | nounn | |||||||
noun • spiny tree having dark red edible fruits | ||||||||
paliurus spina-christi | nounn | |||||||
noun • thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit | ||||||||
ziziphus jujuba | nounn | |||||||
noun • spiny tree having dark red edible fruits |