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christ's-thorn
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Princeton's WordNet
Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christinoun
thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujubanoun
spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
Wikipedia
christ's-thorn
Paliurus spina-christi, commonly known as Jerusalem thorn, garland thorn, Christ's thorn, or crown of thorns, is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia, from Morocco and Spain east to Iran and Tajikistan.
Webster Dictionary
Christ's-thornnoun
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of christ's-thorn in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of christ's-thorn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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