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Christ's thorn en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Synonyms

Jerusalem thorn · garland thorn

Translations (29)

ru держи́де́рево (tree) · fr épine-du-Christ (tree) · pl dwukolczak śródziemnomorski (tree) · sv kristitörne (tree) · nl echte christusdoorn (tree) · bm bantɔmɔlɔn (tree) · es espina santa (tree) · tl karanda (tree) · shi azggʷur (tree) · grc παλίουρος (tree) · az qaratikan (tree) · sq mërqinjë (tree) · la paliurus (tree) · bg дра́ка (tree) · sq ferrëkuqe (tree) · sv kristi törne (tree) · sq drizë gjemcë (tree) · rup pãljur (tree) · fi kärsimyskruunu (tree) · fi välimerenkärsimyskruunu (tree) · hy ցաքի (tree) · it marruca (tree) · hy ժանտափուշ (tree) · ru палиу́рус христо́ва колю́чка (tree) · el παλιούρι (tree) · hy փշենի (tree) · ca espinavessa (tree) · ro păliur (tree) · de Christusdorn (tree)