Christ's thorn

English

Etymology

From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ.

Noun

Christ's thorn (plural Christ's thorns)

  1. Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.

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