Definition of Jerusalem thorn

1. Noun. Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit.

Exact synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Paliurus Spina-christi
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Paliurus, Paliurus

2. Noun. Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.
Exact synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Jujube, Jujube Bush, Ziziphus Jujuba
Terms within: Chinese Date, Chinese Jujube, Jujube
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Ziziphus, Ziziphus

3. 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.
Exact synonyms: Horsebean, Parkinsonia Aculeata
Group relationships: Genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

4. Noun. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu.
Exact synonyms: Acacia Catechu, Catechu
Group relationships: Genus Acacia
Generic synonyms: Acacia
Terms within: Black Catechu, Catechu

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerusalem Thorn

Jersey pine
Jerseyman
Jerseymen
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Warriors
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke sunflower
Jerusalem artichokes
Jerusalem cherry
Jerusalem cricket
Jerusalem crickets
Jerusalem cross
Jerusalem oak
Jerusalem sage
Jerusalem syndrome
Jerusalem thorn (current term)
Jerusalemite
Jerusalemites
Jesolo
Jespersen
Jess
Jessamine
Jessamyn
Jesse
Jesse Jackson
Jesse James
Jesse Louis Jackson
Jesse Owens
Jesse Tree

Literary usage of Jerusalem thorn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hortus Jamaicensis, Or, A Botanical Description, (according to the Linnean by John Lunan (1814)
"... and produced in the same manner; and there is no possibility of distinguishing tli.c two trees but by the colour of the Jerusalem thorn. PARKINSONS. ..."

2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1890)
"This leguminous plant is called Jerusalem thorn. Although a native of Southern Texas and Mexico, it is found in many tropical countries, and is frequently ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Jerusalem thorn. CHRIST'S THORN. Spreading, spiny shrub or small tree to 20 ft., sometimes procumbent: branches brown: 1 of the 2 spines at the base of the ..."

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