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Jerusalem thorn   /dʒərˈusələm θɔrn/   Listen
Jerusalem thorn

noun
1.
Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit.  Synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi.
2.
Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.  Synonyms: Christ's-thorn, jujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba.
3.
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.  Synonyms: horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata.
4.
East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu.  Synonyms: Acacia catechu, catechu.





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