jerusalem thorn meaning and definition

JERUSALEM THORN noun

Definition of Jerusalem thorn (noun)

1. thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
   • synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi
2. spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
   • synonyms: Christ's-thorn, jujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba
3. 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
4. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
   • synonyms: Acacia catechu, catechu