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单词 christ's-thorn
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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

Words nearby Christ's-thorn

Christology, Christophany, Christophe, christophene, Christopher, Christ's-thorn, Christy, -chroic, chrom-, chroma, chromaffin
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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