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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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