Meaning of JERUSALEM THORN
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- [n] East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
- [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 southern United States
- [n] spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
- [n] thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
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| Synonyms: | | Acacia catechu, catechu, Christ's-thorn, horsebean, jujube, jujube bush, Paliurus spina-christi, Parkinsonia aculeata, Ziziphus jujuba |
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| See Also: | | acacia, black catechu, bush, Chinese date, Chinese jujube, genus Acacia, genus Paliurus, genus Parkinsonia, genus Ziziphus, Paliurus, Parkinsonia, shrub, Ziziphus | |
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