ALL meanings of christ's thorn
- noun christ's thorn an Old World spiny shrub (Paliurus spina-christi) of the buckthorn family, supposed to have been used for Christ's crown of thorns 3
- noun christ's thorn a thorny euphorbiaceous Madagascan shrub, Euphorbia milii var. splendens, cultivated as a hedging shrub or pot plant, having flowers with scarlet bracts 3
- noun christ's thorn any of several rhamnaceous plants of SW Asia, such as Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube, that have thorny stems and are popularly believed to have been used for Christ's Crown of Thorns 3
- noun christ's thorn Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots. 0