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jerusalem thorn

Je·ru·sa·lem thorn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ji-roo-suh-luh m, -zuh- thawrn]
    • /dʒɪˈru sə ləm, -zə- θɔrn/
    • /ʤəˈruːsjʊləm θɔːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ji-roo-suh-luh m, -zuh- thawrn]
    • /dʒɪˈru sə ləm, -zə- θɔrn/

Definitions of jerusalem thorn words

  • noun jerusalem thorn See under Christ's-thorn. 1
  • noun jerusalem thorn a spiny tropical American tree, Parkinsonia aculeata, of the legume family, having long clusters of large yellow flowers. 1
  • noun jerusalem thorn a leguminous, tropical American tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) having compound leaves and yellow, fragrant flowers: used for hedges 0
  • noun jerusalem thorn Christ's-thorn 0
  • noun jerusalem thorn The shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere. 0
  • noun jerusalem thorn The shrub Parkinsonia aculeata, native to the Western Hemisphere. 0
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Origin of jerusalem thorn

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Jerusalem thorn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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jerusalem thorn popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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