English Explanatory Dictionary

Christ's thorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.

Word forms

Christ's thorn Christ's thorns

Etymology

From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ.

Synonyms

garland thorn Jerusalem thorn
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