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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHRIST'S-THORN
CHRIST'S-THORN
Christ's-thorn
`, n. (
Bot.
)
Defn:
One
of
several
prickly
or
thorny
shrubs
found
in
Palestine,
especially
the
Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi,
and
Z. vulgaris.
The
last
bears
the
fruit
called
jujube,
and
may
be
considered
to
have
been
the
most
readily
obtainable
for
the
Crown
of
Thorns.
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