Christ's thorn
Meaning
Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.
Synonyms
Translations
moǵânas elʿhenna
espinavis
Zaundorn Christusdon
paliure
spino-crocefissi
Paliurus aculeatus Ziziphus paliurus Paliurus australis ernès Paliurus clypeiformis
espinas de CristoEtymology
From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ.
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