English dictionary
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English noun: Jerusalem thorn | |||
| 1. | Jerusalem thorn (plant) thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit | ||
| Synonyms | Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Member meronym | genus Paliurus, Paliurus | ||
| 2. | Jerusalem thorn (plant) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits | ||
| Synonyms | Christ's-thorn, jujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Part holonym | Chinese date, Chinese jujube, jujube | ||
| Member meronym | genus Ziziphus, Ziziphus | ||
| 3. | Jerusalem thorn (plant) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Member meronym | genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia | ||
| 4. | Jerusalem thorn (plant) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu | ||
| Synonyms | Acacia catechu, catechu | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acacia | ||
| Member meronym | genus Acacia | ||
| Substance holonym | black catechu, catechu | ||
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