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Detailed Synonyms for Jerusalem thorn in English

Jerusalem thorn:

Jerusalem thorn [the ~] noun

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

Related Definitions for "Jerusalem thorn":

  1. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu1
  2. 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 souther1
  3. spiny tree having dark red edible fruits1
  4. thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit1

Related Synonyms for Jerusalem thorn