Meanings
nounChrist's thorn (plural Christ's thorns)
plural Christ's thorns
- Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.
Synonyms: garland thorn, Jerusalem thorn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPaliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.
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Origin
From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παλίουρος
- παλίουρος (palíouros)tree
Bulgarian дра́ка
- дра́ка (dráka)tree
Catalan espinavessa
- espinavessatree
Dutch echte christusdoorn
- echte christusdoorntree
Finnish kärsimyskruunu, välimerenkärsimyskruunu
- kärsimyskruunutree
- välimerenkärsimyskruunutree
French épine-du-Christ
- épine-du-Christtree
German Christusdorn
- Christusdorntree
Greek παλιούρι
- παλιούρι (palioúri)tree
Italian marruca
- marrucatree
Latin paliurus
- paliurustree
Polish dwukolczak śródziemnomorski
- dwukolczak śródziemnomorskitree
Romanian păliur
- păliurtree
Russian держи́де́рево, палиу́рус христо́ва колю́чка
- держи́де́рево (deržídérevo)tree
- палиу́рус христо́ва колю́чка (paliúrus xristóva koljúčka)tree
Spanish espina santa
- espina santatree
Swedish kristi törne, kristitörne
- kristi törnetree
- kristitörnetree
Tagalog karanda
- karandatree
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APA
Christ's thorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ's%20thorn
MLA
“Christ's thorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ's%20thorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christ's thorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ's%20thorn.
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