Meanings
plural Jerusalem thorns
- The shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere.
Synonyms: Christ's thorn
- The shrub Parkinsonia aculeata, native to the Western Hemisphere.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
nounspiny tree having dark red edible fruits
nounlarge 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
nounEast Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Jerusalem thorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusalem%20thorn
“Jerusalem thorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusalem%20thorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jerusalem thorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusalem%20thorn.
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