Jerusalem thorn
Americannoun
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Christ's-thorn
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a spiny tropical American tree, Parkinsonia aculeata, of the legume family, having long clusters of large yellow flowers.
Etymology
Origin of Jerusalem thorn
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Denham, strolling leisurely up and down the broad, clean-swept garden path flanked by its red lines of Jerusalem thorn, was inclined to think that his lines had fallen in pleasant places.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Mitford, Bertram
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