Christ's-thorn /ˈkraɪs(ts)ˈθɔrn/



 Christ's-thorn n. Bot. One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Zizyphus 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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 Christ's-thorn
      n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn: {Jerusalem
           thorn, Paliurus spina-christi]
      2: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: jujube, {jujube
         bush, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba]