| 单词 | crown-of-thorns |
| 释义 | crown-of-thorns in British Englishnoun 1. a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that has a spiny test and feeds on living coral in coral reefs 2. Also called: 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 crown of thorns in American English1. a coral-eating starfish (Acanthaster planci) of the tropical Pacific region, having arms covered with long spines : also crown-of-thorns (starfish)2. a shrub (Euphorbia milii) of the spurge family, having long spines and bright red or yellow bracts Examples of 'crown-of-thorns' in a sentence |
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