Christ's-thorn

[ krahysts-thawrn ]
/ ˈkraɪstsˌθɔrn /

noun

any of certain Old World thorny shrubs or small trees supposed to have been used for Christ's crown of thorns, as the Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi, or the jujube, Ziziphus jujuba.

Origin of Christ's-thorn

1555–65; translation of Latin spīna Chrīstī

British Dictionary definitions for christ's-thorn

Christ's-thorn

noun

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