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1. (n.) Christ's-thorn
any of various Old World thorny shrubs or small trees supposed to have been used for Christ's crown of thorns, as the Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi, or the jujube,
Ziziphus jujuba.
Etymology: (1555–65; trans. of L spīna Chrīstī)
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1. (noun) Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi
thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
2. (noun) jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba
spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
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1. (noun) Christ's-thorn
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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