Jerusalem thorn

Jerusalem thorn

n. A spiny tropical American tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) in the pea family, having yellow flowers and bipinnately compound leaves and widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Jeru′salem thorn′

n. 1. a Christ's-thorn. 2. a spiny tropical American tree, Parkinsonia aculeata, of the legume family. [1865–70]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.Jerusalem thorn - thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruitChrist's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christibush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stemsgenus Paliurus, Paliurus - thorny Eurasian shrubs

2.Jerusalem thorn - spiny tree having dark red edible fruitsjujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba, Christ's-thornChinese date, Chinese jujube, jujube - dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn treesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stemsgenus Ziziphus, Ziziphus - spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes

3.Jerusalem thorn - large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United StatesParkinsonia aculeata, horsebeangenus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia - small genus of spiny shrubs or small treesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

4.Jerusalem thorn - East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechuAcacia catechu, catechugenus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosaacacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acaciablack catechu, catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally