Jerusalem thorn
noun
1 Jerusalem thorn
Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit.
synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi.
2 Jerusalem thorn
Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.
synonyms: Christ's-thorn, jujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba.
Polish: głożyna, jujuba, szydlica
3 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 southern United States.
synonyms: horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata.
4 Jerusalem thorn
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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