jerusalem-thorn
Nouns
- (n) thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi,
- (n) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits jujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba, Christ's-thorn,
- (n) 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 Parkinsonia aculeata, horsebean,
- (n) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu Acacia catechu, catechu,