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