Jerusalem thorn

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Jerusalem thorn Definition

• (n) thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
• (n) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
• (n) 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
• (n) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

Jerusalem thorn Synonyms

• Acacia catechu
• catechu
• Christ's-thorn
• horsebean
• Jerusalem thorn
• jujube
• jujube bush
• Paliurus spina-christi
• Parkinsonia aculeata
• Ziziphus jujuba