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Definition of Jerusalem thorn
1. Noun. Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit.
Exact synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Paliurus Spina-christi
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Paliurus, Paliurus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Paliurus, Paliurus
2. Noun. Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.
Exact synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Jujube, Jujube Bush, Ziziphus Jujuba
Terms within: Chinese Date, Chinese Jujube, Jujube
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Ziziphus, Ziziphus
Terms within: Chinese Date, Chinese Jujube, Jujube
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Ziziphus, Ziziphus
3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Horsebean, Parkinsonia Aculeata
Group relationships: Genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
4. Noun. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu.
Exact synonyms: Acacia Catechu, Catechu
Group relationships: Genus Acacia
Generic synonyms: Acacia
Terms within: Black Catechu, Catechu
Group relationships: Genus Acacia
Generic synonyms: Acacia
Terms within: Black Catechu, Catechu
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerusalem Thorn
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