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Jerusalem thorn

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Noun
  1. 1
    The shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere.
  2. 2
    East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu wordnet
  3. 3
    The shrub Parkinsonia aculeata, native to the Western Hemisphere.
  4. 4
    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 wordnet
  5. 5
    spiny tree having dark red edible fruits wordnet
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  1. 6
    thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit wordnet

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