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Christ's-thorn

American

[krahysts-thawrn] / ˈkraɪstsˌθɔrn /

noun

any of certain Old World thorny shrubs or small trees supposed to have been used for Christ's crown of thorns, as the Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi, or the jujube, Ziziphus jujuba.

Christ's-thorn British

noun

any of several rhamnaceous plants of SW Asia, such as Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube, that have thorny stems and are popularly believed to have been used for Christ's Crown of Thorns

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Etymology

Origin of Christ's-thorn

1555–65; translation of Latin spīna Chrīstī

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Deciduous scrub, usually Christ's-thorn, or shiblijak, is also common in the lowlands, but it occurs much less frequently than maquis.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

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