christ's-thorn

Noun

Meaning

One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Z. vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

Christ's thorn

Synonyms

jujube Jerusalem thorn ziziphus jujuba jujube bush Paliurus spina-christi

Hypernyms

bush shrub

Close letter words and terms

Christ thorn Christ Within Christ's Resurrection christ-attitude christ-character christ-compassion