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Christ's-thorn
Jerusalem thorn
Paliurus spina-christi
Definition: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
jujube
jujube bush
Christ's-thorn
Jerusalem thorn
Ziziphus jujuba
Definition: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
Jerusalem thorn
horsebean
Parkinsonia aculeata
Definition: 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
catechu
Jerusalem thorn
Acacia catechu
Definition: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Definition: The shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere.